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For the first time a British force had met, held and decisively defeated a major Japanese attack, and followed this up by driving the enemy out of the strongest possible natural positions.
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
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Gloucestershire
William Joseph Slim
William Joseph Slim
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