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27 de abr. de 2022 · 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,[1] was a British military commander and the 13th Governor-General of Australia.
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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.
William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim (1891-1970), Field Marshal. Sitter in 38 portraits Field-Marshal; as Lieutenant-General evacuated British troops from Burma (1942); took command of 14th army (1943) and carried out successful advance into Burma, defeating the Japanese at Imphal (June 1944); entered Rangoon May 1945; Commander-in-Chief, Allied Land Forces, South-East Asia (1945); Chief of ...
Field Marshal William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC, KStJ, 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.
William Slim was born in Bishopston, near Bristol on 6 August 1891, the son of John Slim, a hardware merchant and his wife, Charlotte Slim (nee Tucker). He was educated at St Philip's School, Edgbaston and King Edward's School, Birmingham, 1903-10, where he joined the Officer’s Training Corps. He married Aileen Robertson in 1926 (died 1993 ...
William Joseph "Bill" Slim, 1st Viscount Slim was een Britse militaire commandant en de 13de gouverneur-generaal van Australië. Hij vocht zowel in de Eerste Wereldoorlog als de Tweede Wereldoorlog en raakte drie keer gewond.
