Sir William Slim

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Royal_Military_College,_Sandhurst
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Order_of_the_Garter
gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkb:Military_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Mentioned_in_Despatches
gptkbp:birthDate 1891-08-06
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Bristol,_England
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Slim
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:1st_Battalion,_Royal_Warwickshire_Regiment
gptkb:Burma_Corps
gptkb:14th_Army
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate 1970-12-14
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:St_Philip's_School,_Birmingham
gptkb:King_Edward's_School,_Birmingham
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Joseph_Slim
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:Field_Marshal
KG GCB GCMG GCVO GBE DSO MC
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir William Slim
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Privy_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor leadership in Burma Campaign
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Defeat_into_Victory
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
author
gptkbp:peerage gptkb:Viscount_Slim
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:National_Portrait_Gallery,_London
gptkbp:positionHeld Governor General of Canada
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_McKell
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:Defeat_into_Victory
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:St._George's_Chapel,_Windsor_Castle
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Aileen_Robertson
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_Morrison
gptkbp:termEnd 1960
gptkbp:termStart 1953
gptkbp:title gptkb:1st_Viscount_Slim
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Australian_Academy_of_the_Humanities
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5