Major General Sir William Slim

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Major_General_Sir_William_Slim
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Military_Cross
gptkbp:birth_date August 6, 1891
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:St._Mary’s_Church,_Wivelsfield
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:British_14th_Army
gptkbp:death_date December 14, 1970
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General Sir William Slim
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Field_Marshal_Sir_John_Dill
gptkbp:known_for leadership in the Burma Campaign
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:14th_Army
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Birmingham,_England
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Sir_Harold_Alexander
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkbp:service_years 1914–1959
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Slim
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Sir_John_W._W._Wavell
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_2nd_Infantry_Division
gptkb:2nd_Indian_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6