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	Slim was married to [[cordon bleu (dish)\|cordon bleu]] [[chef]] Elisabeth [[Spinneys\|Spinney]] from 1958 until her death in 2018.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Obituary – Viscountess Slim, chef and military wife \|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/17219194.obituary-viscountess-slim-chef-and-military-wife/ \|website=Scottish Herald}}</ref> They had two sons, [[Mark Slim, 3rd Viscount Slim\|Mark William Rawdon Slim]] (born 1960) and [[Hugo Slim\|Hugo John Robertson Slim]] (born 1961), and a daughter, Mary Ann Elisabeth Slim (born 1964).		Slim was married to [[cordon bleu (dish)\|cordon bleu]] [[chef]] Elisabeth [[Spinneys\|Spinney]] from 1958 until her death in 2018.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Obituary – Viscountess Slim, chef and military wife \|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/17219194.obituary-viscountess-slim-chef-and-military-wife/ \|website=Scottish Herald}}</ref> They had two sons, [[Mark Slim, 3rd Viscount Slim\|Mark William Rawdon Slim]] (born 1960) and [[Hugo Slim\|Hugo John Robertson Slim]] (born 1961), and a daughter, Mary Ann Elisabeth Slim (born 1964).

	Slim died on 12 January 2019, aged 91.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Viscount Slim, son of the great Bill Slim who commanded 22 SAS and gave stalwart support to Burma veterans – obituary\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/01/16/viscount-slim-soldier-son-great-bill-slim-commanded-22-sas-gave/\|work=The Telegraph\|date=16 January ~~2022~~}} {{registration required}}</ref>		Slim died on 12 January 2019, aged 91.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Viscount Slim, son of the great Bill Slim who commanded 22 SAS and gave stalwart support to Burma veterans – obituary\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/01/16/viscount-slim-soldier-son-great-bill-slim-commanded-22-sas-gave/\|work=The Telegraph\|date=16 January 2019}} {{registration required}}</ref>

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	==Life and work==		==Life and work==
	The son of Aileen ({{nee}} Robertson) and [[William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim\|William Slim]] (later the 1st Viscount Slim), he was born in [[Quetta]] in [[British Raj\|British India]] and was educated at [[Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College]] in [[Dehradun]]. In 1944, Slim joined the [[6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles]] of the [[British Indian Army]] and was later transferred to the [[Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders]] in 1948. He entered the [[Special Air Service]] in 1952. From 1961, he was instructor at the [[Staff College, Camberley]], and from 1964 at the [[Joint Services Staff College (UK)\|Joint Services Staff College]]. In 1972, he retired from the armed forces at the rank of [[lieutenant colonel]] with a later honorary promotion to colonel. He was appointed an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] the following year.		The son of Aileen ({{nee}} Robertson) and [[William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim\|William Slim]] (later the 1st Viscount Slim), he was born in [[Quetta]] in [[British Raj\|British India]] and was educated at [[Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College]] in [[Dehradun]]. In 1944, Slim joined the [[6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles\|6th Gurkha Rifles]] of the [[British Indian Army]] and was later transferred to the [[Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders]] in 1948. He entered the [[Special Air Service]] in 1952. From 1961, he was instructor at the [[Staff College, Camberley]], and from 1964 at the [[Joint Services Staff College (UK)\|Joint Services Staff College]]. In 1972, he retired from the armed forces at the rank of [[lieutenant colonel]] with a later honorary promotion to colonel. He was appointed an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] the following year.

	Slim was chairman of [[Peek plc]] from 1976 to 1991, deputy chairman from 1991 to 1996, and eventually consultant from 1996 to 2003. He was further director of [[Trailfinders]] travel company and Trustee of the [[Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League]] (RCEL). From 1971 until his death he was president of the [[Burma Star Association]] and from 2000 president of the [[SAS Association]]. He was also Patron of Prospect Burma, a London-based charity that offers higher education scholarships to Burmese students as well as the Graham Layton Trust, a British charity which helps to raise money for eyecare in [[Pakistan]].		Slim was chairman of [[Peek plc]] from 1976 to 1991, deputy chairman from 1991 to 1996, and eventually consultant from 1996 to 2003. He was further director of [[Trailfinders]] travel company and Trustee of the [[Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League]] (RCEL). From 1971 until his death he was president of the [[Burma Star Association]] and from 2000 president of the [[SAS Association]]. He was also Patron of Prospect Burma, a London-based charity that offers higher education scholarships to Burmese students as well as the Graham Layton Trust, a British charity which helps to raise money for eyecare in [[Pakistan]].
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	Slim was married to [[cordon bleu (dish)\|cordon bleu]] [[chef]] Elisabeth [[Spinneys\|Spinney]] from 1958 until her death in 2018.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Obituary – Viscountess Slim, chef and military wife \|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/17219194.obituary-viscountess-slim-chef-and-military-wife/ \|website=Scottish Herald}}</ref> They had two sons, [[Mark Slim, 3rd Viscount Slim\|Mark William Rawdon Slim]] (born 1960) and [[Hugo Slim\|Hugo John Robertson Slim]] (born 1961), and a daughter, Mary Ann Elisabeth Slim (born 1964).		Slim was married to [[cordon bleu (dish)\|cordon bleu]] [[chef]] Elisabeth [[Spinneys\|Spinney]] from 1958 until her death in 2018.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Obituary – Viscountess Slim, chef and military wife \|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/17219194.obituary-viscountess-slim-chef-and-military-wife/ \|website=Scottish Herald}}</ref> They had two sons, [[Mark Slim, 3rd Viscount Slim\|Mark William Rawdon Slim]] (born 1960) and [[Hugo Slim\|Hugo John Robertson Slim]] (born 1961), and a daughter, Mary Ann Elisabeth Slim (born 1964).

	Slim died on 12 January 2019, aged 91.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Viscount Slim, son of the great Bill Slim who commanded 22 SAS and gave stalwart support to Burma veterans – obituary\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/01/16/viscount-slim-soldier-son-great-bill-slim-commanded-22-sas-gave/\|work=The Telegraph\|date=16 January ~~2019~~}} {{registration required}}</ref>		Slim died on 12 January 2019, aged 91.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Viscount Slim, son of the great Bill Slim who commanded 22 SAS and gave stalwart support to Burma veterans – obituary\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/01/16/viscount-slim-soldier-son-great-bill-slim-commanded-22-sas-gave/\|work=The Telegraph\|date=16 January 2022}} {{registration required}}</ref>

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	[[Colonel]] '''John Douglas Slim, 2nd Viscount Slim''', {{~~postnominals~~\|country=GBR\|size=100\|sep=,\|OBE\|DL\|FRGS}} (20 July 1927 – 12 January 2019) was a British peer, soldier and businessman. He was one of the 92 [[hereditary ~~peer~~]]s in the [[House of Lords]], elected to remain after the passing of the [[House of Lords Act 1999]]. In 1970, he succeeded to his father's title. He sat as a [[crossbencher]].		[[Colonel]] '''John Douglas Slim, 2nd Viscount Slim''', {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100\|sep=,\|OBE\|DL\|FRGS}} (20 July 1927 – 12 January 2019), was a British peer, soldier and businessman. He was one of the [[List of hereditary peers elected under the House of Lords Act 1999\|92 elected hereditary peers]] in the [[House of Lords]], elected to remain after the passing of the [[House of Lords Act 1999]]. In 1970, he succeeded to his father's title. He sat as a [[crossbencher]].

	==Life and work==		==Life and work==
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	Slim was chairman of [[Peek plc]] from 1976 to 1991, deputy chairman from 1991 to 1996, and eventually consultant from 1996 to 2003. He was further director of [[Trailfinders]] travel company and Trustee of the [[Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League]] (RCEL). From 1971 until his death he was president of the [[Burma Star Association]] and from 2000 president of the [[SAS Association]]. He was also Patron of Prospect Burma, a London-based charity that offers higher education scholarships to Burmese students as well as the Graham Layton Trust, a British charity which helps to raise money for eyecare in [[Pakistan]].		Slim was chairman of [[Peek plc]] from 1976 to 1991, deputy chairman from 1991 to 1996, and eventually consultant from 1996 to 2003. He was further director of [[Trailfinders]] travel company and Trustee of the [[Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League]] (RCEL). From 1971 until his death he was president of the [[Burma Star Association]] and from 2000 president of the [[SAS Association]]. He was also Patron of Prospect Burma, a London-based charity that offers higher education scholarships to Burmese students as well as the Graham Layton Trust, a British charity which helps to raise money for eyecare in [[Pakistan]].

	From 2005 to 2016 Slim was Patron of the Burma Children's Fund a UK Charity supporting children's education and health care in Burma. Having been chairman in the past, he was vice-president of the [[Britain–Australia Society]]. From 1977 to 1996, he was vice-chairman of the [[Arab-British Chamber of Commerce]]. In 1983, Slim was made a Fellow of the [[Royal Geographical Society]]. Between 1995 and 1996, he was also Master of the [[Worshipful Company of Clothworkers]]. He served as an honorary chairman of The OSS Society.		From 2005 to 2016 Slim was Patron of the Burma Children's Fund a UK Charity supporting children's education and health care in Burma. Having been chairman in the past, he was vice-president of the [[Britain–Australia Society]]. From 1977 to 1996, he was vice-chairman of the [[Arab-British Chamber of Commerce]]. In 1983, Slim was made a Fellow of the [[Royal Geographical Society]]. Between 1995 and 1996, he was also Master of the [[Worshipful Company of Clothworkers]]. He served as an honorary chairman of The OSS Society.

	Slim was married to [[cordon bleu (dish)\|cordon bleu]] [[chef]] Elisabeth [[Spinneys\|Spinney]] from 1958 until her death in 2018.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Obituary – Viscountess Slim, chef and military wife \|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/17219194.obituary-viscountess-slim-chef-and-military-wife/ \|website=Scottish Herald}}</ref> They had two sons, [[Hugo Slim\|Hugo John Robertson Slim]] (b. 1961~~) and Mark William Rawdon Slim (b. 1960~~), and a daughter Mary Ann Elisabeth Slim.		Slim was married to [[cordon bleu (dish)\|cordon bleu]] [[chef]] Elisabeth [[Spinneys\|Spinney]] from 1958 until her death in 2018.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Obituary – Viscountess Slim, chef and military wife \|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/17219194.obituary-viscountess-slim-chef-and-military-wife/ \|website=Scottish Herald}}</ref> They had two sons, [[Mark Slim, 3rd Viscount Slim\|Mark William Rawdon Slim]] (born 1960) and [[Hugo Slim\|Hugo John Robertson Slim]] (born 1961), and a daughter, Mary Ann Elisabeth Slim (born 1964).

	Slim died on 12 January 2019, aged 91.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Viscount Slim, son of the great Bill Slim who commanded 22 SAS and gave stalwart support to Burma veterans – obituary\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/01/16/viscount-slim-soldier-son-great-bill-slim-commanded-22-sas-gave/\|work=The Telegraph\|date=16 January 2019}} {{registration required}}</ref>		Slim died on 12 January 2019, aged 91.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Viscount Slim, son of the great Bill Slim who commanded 22 SAS and gave stalwart support to Burma veterans – obituary\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/01/16/viscount-slim-soldier-son-great-bill-slim-commanded-22-sas-gave/\|work=The Telegraph\|date=16 January 2019}} {{registration required}}</ref>

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[[Colonel]] '''John Douglas Slim, 2nd Viscount Slim''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100|sep=,|OBE|DL|FRGS}} (20 July 1927 – 12 January 2019) was a British peer, soldier and businessman. He was one of the 92 [[hereditary peer]]s in the [[House of Lords]], elected to remain after the passing of the [[House of Lords Act 1999]]. In 1970, he succeeded to his father's title. He sat as a [[crossbencher]].

==Life and work==
The son of Aileen ({{nee}} Robertson) and [[William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim|William Slim]] (later the 1st Viscount Slim), he was born in [[Quetta]] in [[British Raj|British India]] and was educated at [[Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College]] in [[Dehradun]]. In 1944, Slim joined the [[6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles]] of the [[British Indian Army]] and was later transferred to the [[Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders]] in 1948. He entered the [[Special Air Service]] in 1952. From 1961, he was instructor at the [[Staff College, Camberley]], and from 1964 at the [[Joint Services Staff College (UK)|Joint Services Staff College]]. In 1972, he retired from the armed forces at the rank of [[lieutenant colonel]] with a later honorary promotion to colonel. He was appointed an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] the following year.

Slim was chairman of [[Peek plc]] from 1976 to 1991, deputy chairman from 1991 to 1996, and eventually consultant from 1996 to 2003. He was further director of [[Trailfinders]] travel company and Trustee of the [[Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League]] (RCEL). From 1971 until his death he was president of the [[Burma Star Association]] and from 2000 president of the [[SAS Association]]. He was also Patron of Prospect Burma, a London-based charity that offers higher education scholarships to Burmese students as well as the Graham Layton Trust, a British charity which helps to raise money for eyecare in [[Pakistan]].

From 2005 to 2016 Slim was Patron of the Burma Children's Fund a UK Charity supporting children's education and health care in Burma. Having been chairman in the past, he was vice-president of the [[Britain–Australia Society]]. From 1977 to 1996, he was vice-chairman of the [[Arab-British Chamber of Commerce]]. In 1983, Slim was made a Fellow of the [[Royal Geographical Society]]. Between 1995 and 1996, he was also Master of the [[Worshipful Company of Clothworkers]]. He served as an honorary chairman of The OSS Society.

Slim was married to [[cordon bleu (dish)|cordon bleu]] [[chef]] Elisabeth [[Spinneys|Spinney]] from 1958 until her death in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituary – Viscountess Slim, chef and military wife |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/17219194.obituary-viscountess-slim-chef-and-military-wife/ |website=Scottish Herald}}</ref> They had two sons, [[Hugo Slim|Hugo John Robertson Slim]] (b. 1961) and Mark William Rawdon Slim (b. 1960), and a daughter Mary Ann Elisabeth Slim.

Slim died on 12 January 2019, aged 91.<ref>{{cite news|title=Viscount Slim, son of the great Bill Slim who commanded 22 SAS and gave stalwart support to Burma veterans – obituary|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/01/16/viscount-slim-soldier-son-great-bill-slim-commanded-22-sas-gave/|work=The Telegraph|date=16 January 2019}} {{registration required}}</ref>

==Arms==
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|image = Coat of Arms of William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC, KStJ.png
|crest = Out of a Crown Vallary Or a Peacock in its Pride proper gorged with a Collar and with a Line reflexed over the back Or
|coronet = A [[Coronet|Coronet of a Viscount]]
|escutcheon = Gules semy of Swords erect Argent a Lion rampant Or on a Canton quarterly Azure and also Argent a Mullet of seven points Gold
|supporters = Dexter: a British Soldier in jungle green Battle Dress with web equipment the exterior hand supporting a Rifle with bayonet affixed; Sinister: a Gurkha Rifleman in North West Frontier dress with web equipment the exterior hand supporting a Rifle all proper
|motto = Merses Profundo Pulchrior Evenit (A recompense is fairer from a depth)
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* {{cite web| url= http://www.dodonline.co.uk/engine.asp?lev1=4&lev2=38&menu=81&biog=y&id=27101| title= DodOnline| accessdate= 22 February 2007| url-status= dead| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20061003075522/http://www.dodonline.co.uk/engine.asp?lev1=4&lev2=38&menu=81&biog=y&id=27101| archivedate= 3 October 2006| df= dmy-all}}
* {{cite web
| url= http://www.specialoperations.com/Foreign/United_Kingdom/SAS/John_Slim.htm
| title= SpecialOperations.com
| accessdate= 22 June 2007
| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070608051530/http://www.specialoperations.com/Foreign/United_Kingdom/SAS/John_Slim.htm
| archive-date= 8 June 2007
| url-status= dead
}}

==External links==
* {{Hansard-contribs | mr-john-slim | the Viscount Slim }}

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