Bill Slim

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Birmingham
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkb:Military_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
Mentioned in dispatches
gptkbp:birthDate 1891-08-06
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Bristol,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace St. Peter's Church, Sutton Veney, Wiltshire
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Slim
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Burma_Corps
gptkb:1st_Battalion,_6th_Gurkha_Rifles
gptkb:British_14th_Army
gptkbp:deathDate 1970-12-14
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Joseph_Slim
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:FRS
gptkb:GCB
gptkb:GBE
gptkb:GCVO
gptkb:DSO
gptkb:GCMG
PC
The Right Honourable
MC
KG
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bill Slim
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor commander of the British 14th Army in Burma during World War II
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Chief_of_the_Imperial_General_Staff
Governor General of Canada
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_McKell
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:Defeat_into_Victory
Unofficial History
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Aileen_Robertson
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_Morrison
gptkbp:termEnd Governor-General of Australia, 1960
gptkbp:termStart Governor-General of Australia, 1953
gptkbp:title gptkb:1st_Viscount_Slim
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_Joseph_Slim
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7