Slim, William Joseph, 1st Viscount Slim (1891–1970)
British field marshal in World War II. He served in the North Africa campaign 1941 then commanded the 1st Burma Corps 1942–45, stemming the Japanese invasion of India, and then forcing them out of Burma (now Myanmar) in 1945. He was governor general of Australia 1953–60. He was created a KCB in 1944 and a Viscount in 1960.
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