William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/William_Slim,_1st_Viscount_Slim

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Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Baronet gptkb:person gptkb:British_Army_officer
gptkbp:allegiance	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:University_of_Birmingham
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 Mentioned in dispatches
gptkbp:birthDate	6 August 1891
gptkbp:birthName	gptkb:William_Joseph_Slim
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Bishopston,_Bristol,_England
gptkbp:child	gptkb:John_Slim,_2nd_Viscount_Slim
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:1st_Battalion,_Royal_Warwickshire_Regiment gptkb:Burma_Corps gptkb:14th_Army gptkb:1st_Division gptkb:XV_Indian_Corps gptkb:10th_Indian_Infantry_Division gptkb:12th_Indian_Infantry_Brigade gptkb:Allied_Land_Forces_South-East_Asia
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate	14 December 1970
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:honorificPrefix	gptkb:Field_Marshal KG GCB GCMG GCVO GBE DSO MC
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
gptkbp:militaryBranch	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:nationality	British
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:Burma_Campaign gptkb:Defeat_into_Victory_(book)
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:soldier gptkb:colonial_administrator author
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:William_McKell
gptkbp:publishedIn	gptkb:Defeat_into_Victory
gptkbp:rank	gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:restingPlace	gptkb:St._Peter's_Church,_St._Peter's_Square,_London
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Aileen_Robertson
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:William_Morrison,_1st_Viscount_Dunrossil
gptkbp:termEnd	Governor-General of Australia, 2 February 1960
gptkbp:termStart	Governor-General of Australia, 8 May 1953
gptkbp:title	gptkb:1st_Viscount_Slim gptkb:Baron_Slim Governor General of Canada
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:William_Sidney,_1st_Earl_of_Leicester gptkb:John_Slim,_2nd_Viscount_Slim
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7