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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 ...
- "Uncle Bill"
- 2nd Viscount Slim, Una Mary Slim
- 1914–1952
- Field Marshal
The statue of William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim in Whitehall, London, is a work of 1988–1993 by the sculptor Ivor Roberts-Jones. It is one of three memorials to British military leaders of World War II on Raleigh Green, outside the Ministry of Defence 's Main Building , the others being Oscar Nemon 's 1980 statue of Lord Montgomery ...
- 3 m (9.8 ft)
- Ivor Roberts-Jones
- 1993; 30 years ago
The son of Aileen (née Robertson) and William Slim (later 1st Viscount Slim), he was born in Quetta in British India and was educated at Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College in Dehradun. In 1944, Slim joined the 6th Gurkha Rifles of the British Indian Army and was later transferred to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders ...
William Joseph Slim, 1. Viscount Slim, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC (* 6. August 1891 bei Bristol; † 14. Dezember 1970 in London) war britischer Feldmarschall und 13. Generalgouverneur von Australien .
23 de mar. de 2008 · Who was the best British General of World War II? Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. Votes: 23 31.5% Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis. Votes: 3 4.1% Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell. Votes: 4 5.5% William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim. Votes: 27 37.0% Claude Auchinleck. Votes: 2 2.7% Other. Votes: 14 19.2%
Field Marshal William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim (6 August 1897 – 14 December 1970), British military commander and 13th Governor-General of Australia, was born near Bristol, Gloucestershire.
Find out information about Slim, William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount. Slim, William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount, 1891–1970, British field marshal. He saw service in several campaigns, notably Gallipoli and Mesopotamia, in World...
