Field-Marshal Viscount William Slim
(1891-1970)
Field-Marshal, Freeman of the City (from 1947), and 1st Viscount Slim (from 1960)
Died aged 79
Wikidata WikipediaField Marshal William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC, KStJ (6 August 1891 – 14 December 1970), usually known as Bill Slim, was a British military commander and the 13th Governor-General of Australia. Slim saw active service in both the First and Second World Wars and was wounded in action three times. During the Second World War he led the Fourteenth Army, the so-called "forgotten army" in the Burma campaign. After the war he became the first British officer who had served in the Indian Army to be appointed Chief of the Imperial General Staff. From 1953 to 1959 he was Governor-General of Australia. In the early 1930s, Slim also wrote novels, short stories, and other publications under the pen name Anthony Mills.
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Commemorated on 3 plaques
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 led by Field Marshal Sir William ("Uncle Bill") Slim [full inscription unknown]
Adjacent to the Cenotaph in the Centre, Bristol, United Kingdom where they was born near (1891)