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     Jessica Charlotte Abrams Slim was born on 1 November 1994.¹ She is the daughter of Hon. Hugo John Robertson Slim and M. B. Rebecca Abrams.²

     Hon. Mary Ann Slim was born on 13 November 1964.¹ She is the daughter of John Douglas Slim, 2nd Viscount Slim and Elisabeth Joan Spinney.²
     She graduated from King's College London, London, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹

     John Slim was born in 1851.¹ He married Charlotte Tucker, daughter of Charles Tucker.¹
     He was , with an elder son (Charles John, Member, Royal College of Surgeons (M.R.C.S.) Eng, Licentiate, Royal College of Physicians, London (L.R.C.P.) London 1922): in 1916.¹ He lived at Bristol, England.¹

     Charles Tucker lived at Burnham, Somerset, England.¹

     Charlotte Tucker was the daughter of Charles Tucker.² She married John Slim.¹ She died in 1951.¹
     Her married name became Slim.

     William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim was born on 6 August 1891.¹ He was the son of John Slim and Charlotte Tucker.² He married Aileen Robertson, daughter of Reverend John Robertson, on 1 January 1926.¹ He died on 14 December 1970 at age 79.¹
     He was educated at King Edward School, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of officer in the 6th Gurkha Rifles.¹ He gained the rank of officer in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded twice.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1917.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹ He was Commandant of the 2nd/7th Gurkha Rifles in 1937.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was wounded and was mentioned in dispatches.¹ He was commander of the 10th India Infantry Brigade in 1939.¹ He was Commandant, Senior Officers' School, India in 1939.¹ He was commander of the 10th India Division in 1940.¹ He was commander of the Burma Corps in 1942.¹ He was commander of the 15tth India Corps in 1942.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1942.¹ He was commander of the 14th Army in 1943.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1943.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1944.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel between 1944 and 1956 in the 7th Gurkha Rifles.¹ He was commander of the Allied Land Forces, South-East Asia in 1945.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1946.¹ He was Aide-de-Camp to HM King George VI in 1947.¹ He was CIGS between 1948 and 1952.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1950.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1952.¹ He was appointed Knight of Justice Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.J.St.J.) in 1953.¹ He held the office of Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of Australia between 1953 and 1960.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1954.¹ He was awarded the Chief Commander, U.S. Legion of Honour.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1959.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Slim, of Yarralumla in the Capital Territory of Australia and of Bishopston in the City and County of Bristol [U.K.] on 15 July 1960.¹ He was Deputy Constable and Lieutenant-Governor of Windsor Castle between 1963 and 1964.¹

     Reverend John Robertson lived at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.¹

     Aileen Robertson was the daughter of Reverend John Robertson.² She married William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, son of John Slim and Charlotte Tucker, on 1 January 1926.¹ She died in 1994.¹
     She was awarded the Dame of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (D.St.J.)¹ She was awarded the Kaisar-i-Hind Medal.¹ From 1 January 1926, her married name became Slim. After her marriage, Aileen Robertson was styled as Viscountess Slim on 15 July 1960.

     Hon. Una Mary Slim was born on 1 December 1930.¹ She is the daughter of William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim and Aileen Robertson.² She married, firstly, Major Peter Nigel Stewart Frazer, son of Colonel Donald Frazer, on 17 January 1953.¹ She and Major Peter Nigel Stewart Frazer were divorced in 1979.¹ She married, secondly, Ronald Rowcliffe in 1980.¹
     From 17 January 1953, her married name became Frazer. From 1980, her married name became Rowcliffe.¹ She lived in 2003 at Bramson, Puddington, Devon, England.¹

     Colonel Donald Frazer lived at Puddington Lodge, Tiverton, Devon, England.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹