Uncle Bill
William ‘Bill’ Slim is most often remembered for his command of 14th Army in Burma during the Second World War, but the undoubted skill of this command was underpinned by the professionalism ...
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British Empire Medal of Rifleman Bhajbir Gurung, 2nd Battalion/5th Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force)
Rifleman Bhajbir Gurung served with the 2nd Battalion of the 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) (2/5GR) in Burma, including during the withdrawal from Burma in 1942. In May 1942 Bhajbir was ...
Sword of General Tanaka
This sword formerly belonged to General Nobuo Tanaka, commander of the Japanese Army’s 33rd Division, which fought against Allied troops at Imphal and when defending against the Allied advances ...
Leadership Style and Legacy
Slim’s success as a higher commander, and his approach to leadership, owe much to his experiences in the First world War, to his service as a junior and field officer with Gurkha units and to his ...
Webley Revolver
An iconic image of Bill Slim shows him carrying an M1 carbine as a personal weapon during the Burma Campaign. Less seen but just as present was his personal Webley revolver, which he carried as a ...
To Burma and 14th Army
In early 1942, the situation in Burma looked very bleak indeed. An ill-advised decision by General Alexander, the newly appointed commander on the ground, to try to hold Rangoon, nearly led to the ...
Before Burma
At the outbreak of the Second World War, Slim was given command of 10 Indian Infantry Brigade. Like most of the Indian Army, it was not trained and equipped for service in a modern war outside of ...
Interwar Period
After his move to the Indian Army, following the end of the First World War, Slim first joined the 1st Battalion of the 6th Gurkha Rifles (1/6GR). Though initially received with reserve, having been ...
Slim – With the Gurkhas on the North-West Frontier
When Slim joined 1/6GR in 1920, the same disarming manner and obvious professionalism that was later to stand him in such good stead as a senior commander, played a key part in overcoming the ...
