General Slim

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military leader
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Phoenix
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Order_of_the_Star_of_Romania
gptkb:Indian_Order_of_Merit
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_of_Thailand
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:American_Distinguished_Service_Medal
Order of the Bath
Order of the White Eagle
Military Cross
Order of the Red Banner
Order of the Rising Sun
Order of the Sacred Treasure
Order of the Lion of Finland
Order_of_the_British_Empire_(military)
gptkbp:birthDate August 6, 1891
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._John's_Church,_Eltham
gptkbp:children three
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:British_forces_in_Burma
gptkbp:deathDate December 14, 1970
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Burma_Campaign
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Sir_William_Joseph_Slim
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Slim
gptkbp:influenced British_military_strategy_in_Asia
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Field_Marshal_Sir_Henry_Seymour_Rawlinson
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership_in_World_War_II
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname Slim
gptkbp:notableFeature 14th Army
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Birmingham,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Sir_Archibald_Wavell
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkb:Indian_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1910–1959
gptkbp:spouse Lady Slim
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Sir_John_Harding
gptkbp:wrote Defeat into Victory