Field-Marshal Viscount William Slim
(1891-1970)

Field-marshal William SlimViscount Slim of Burma Freeman of the City 1947 Lived here

144 Poplar Avenue, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom where they lived

Born here on 6th August 1891 Field Marshal The Viscount Slim of Bishopton KG GCB GCMG GCVQ GBE DSO MC 1891-1970. A great military commander, he led the Fourteenth Army in the victorious Burma campaign during the Second World War, was Chied of the Imperial General Staff 1948-1952 and Governor General of Australia 1953-1960

72 Belmont Road, St Andrews, Bristol, United Kingdom where they was born (1891)

The Fourteenth Army 1942-1945 This plaque commemorates the men and women of the fourteenth army, 1942-1945, led by Bristol-born Field Marshal Sir William ("Uncle Bill") Slim, the 1st Viscount Slim of Bishopston and Yarramulla, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC, (1891-1970). Known as "The Forgotten Army", they defeated the Japanese invasion of India in 1944 and liberated Burma in 1945. This was Britain's largest and most diverse army comprision many nationalities and faiths. They fought for the cause of freedom. This plaque was commissioned and supported by the Burma Plaque Commemorative Appeal Committee, The Cultural Palace, Ray King and the Burma Star Association, Friendship Global, TocH, Gurkha Veterans Foundation, Sikh Resource Centre, the John James Bristol Foundation, Veterans donations, Bristol City Council, the Bristol Commonwealth Society and Living Easton.

Adjacent to the Cenotaph in the Centre, Bristol, United Kingdom where they was born near (1891)