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   Field Marshal William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC, PC (6 August 1891 – 14 December 1970), usually known as Bill Slim, [1] 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.

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3. aspectsofhistory.com › bill-slim-a-master-of-bothBill Slim: a Master of both War and Words - Aspects of History

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   The first to do so was Geoffrey Evans’ Slim as Military Commander (Batsford, 1969), followed by Michael Calvert’s thin volume entitled, merely, Slim (Ballantine, 1973). This was then followed by Ronald Lewin’s superb biography, Slim, The Standard Bearer (Leo Cooper, 1976), which won the W.H. Smith Literary Award that same year. My book ...

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   Aug 2, 2024 · William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim of Yarralumla and Bishopston (born Aug. 6, 1891, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Eng.—died Dec. 14, 1970, London) was a British field marshal and chief of the Imperial General Staff who turned back an attempted Japanese invasion of India and defeated the Japanese armies in Burma (Myanmar) during World War II.

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5. www.newworldencyclopedia.org › entry › William_SlimWilliam Slim, 1st Viscount Slim - New World Encyclopedia

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   Field Marshal William Joseph "Bill" Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, Order of the Garter (KG), Order of the Bath (GCB), Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG), Royal Victorian Order (GCVO), Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE), Distinguished Service Order (DSO), Military Cross (MC) (August 6, 1891 – December 14, 1970) was a British military commander and the 13th Governor ...

6. thegurkhamuseum.co.uk › uncle-billUncle Bill - The Gurkha Museum - Winchester

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   Field Marshal Viscount Slim was known more affectionately by his soldiers, throughout his senior career, as “Uncle Bill”. Despite his outstanding leadership of 14th Army in the Burma Campaign, and later appointment as Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS), he is much less well known outside of military historical circles than, for example, his immediate predecessor as CIGS, Viscount ...

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   Who was Bill Slim?

   • Field Marshal William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC, PC (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.

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   When did Slim become a general?

   • On July 1, 1945, Slim was promoted to general. After the war Slim became commander of Allied Land Forces in South-East Asia. On January 1, 1946, he was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire. On February 7, 1947, he was made an Aide-de-camp (ADC) to the King.

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   Who was Slim & what did he do?

   • My own book, Slim, Master of War, published in 2004, was only the fourth book exclusively to consider the command and leadership attributes of the man who led the largest ever British Army during the Second World War and who was responsible for two of Japan’s greatest ever military defeats on land.

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   Why did Slim get a Distinguished Service Order?

   • On January 14, 1943, Slim was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for his actions in the Middle East during 1941. He quickly got on with the task of training his new army to take the fight to the enemy.

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   Field 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.