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Nothing is so good for the morale of the troops as occasionally to see a dead general.

William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim

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William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
Age: 79 †
Born: 1891
Born: August 6
Died: 1970
Died: December 14
Military Officer
Politician
Bristol
Gloucestershire
William Joseph Slim
William Joseph Slim
1st Viscount Slim
Dead
Nothing
Good
Morale
Occasionally
Troops
Army
General

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