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William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
Field MarshalWilliam Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC, KStJ (6 August – 14 December ), usually known as Bill Slim,[1] was a British military commander and the 13th Governor-General of Australia.
Slim saw active service in both the First and Second World Wars and was wounded in action three times. During the Second World War he led the Fourteenth Army, the so-called "forgotten army" in the Burma campaign. After the war he became the first British officer who had served in the Indian Army to be appointed Chief of the Imperial General Staff. From to he was Governor-General of Australia.
In the early s, Slim also wrote novels, short stories, and other publications under the pen name Anthony Mills.
Early years[edit]
William Slim was born at 72 Belmont Road, St Andrews, Bristol, the son of John Slim by his marriage to Charlotte Tucker, and was baptised there at St Bonaventure's Roman Catholic church, Bishopston. He was brought up first in Bristol, attending St Bonaventure's Primary School, then St Brendan's College, before moving to Birmingham in his teens. In Birmingham, he attended St Philip's Grammar School, Edgbaston and King Edward's S
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Document (item) - Invitation, City of Melbourne, Dinner on the Occasion of Conferring of Honorary Freedom of the City of Melbourne Upon His Excellency Field Marshall Sir William Slim,
WilliamSlim Freedom of the City of Melbourne Upon Field Marshall SirWilliam WILLIAMSLIM / GCB, GCMG, GCVC, GBE, DSO, MC, KStJ, / GOVERNOR MARSHALL SIRWILLIAMSLIM / GCB, GCMG, GCVC, GBE, DSO, MC, KStJ
The Municipality of Kew (), the Borough of Kew (), the Town of Kew () and the City of Kew () were local government instrumentalities in the State of Victoria. In , the City of Kew was amalgamated, together with the former Cities of Camberwell and Hawthorn, into the new City of Boroondara ( ). Like other local government entities of the period, Kew was administered by town clerks. The two notable town clerks in Kew's history were H. H. (Henry Hirst) Harrison () and W. D. (William Dickie) Birrell (). Harrison was appointed to the position in and retired in after 37 years. Birrell, appointed Acting Town Clerk in , became Town Clerk in , following Harrison's retirement. He continued in this role until his retirement in This card is part of an historically significant civic collection, containing hu
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