▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Arm agh , ▁on ▁ 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁The ▁title ▁became ▁ext inct ▁upon ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Vis count cy ▁of ▁S lim ▁( 1 9 6 0 ): ▁Field ▁Marsh al ▁Sir ▁William ▁S lim ▁( 1 8 9 1 – 1 9 7 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁military ▁commander ▁who ▁had ▁fought ▁alongside ▁Austral ians ▁in ▁both ▁world ▁wars , ▁at ▁Gal lip oli , ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁and ▁other ▁places . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁Governor - General ▁of ▁Australia ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁when ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁England . ▁On ▁the ▁initi ative ▁of ▁the ▁then ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Robert ▁M enz ies , ▁Sir ▁William ▁and ▁Lady ▁S lim ▁received ▁Australian ▁p ensions ▁and ▁pass ports . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁S lim ▁was ▁raised ▁to ▁the ▁peer age , ▁taking ▁the ▁title ▁Vis count ▁S lim , ▁of ▁Y ar ral um la ▁in ▁the ▁Capital ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁Australia ▁and ▁of ▁Bishop ston ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁and ▁County ▁of ▁Br istol . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁upon ▁his ▁death ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁John ▁( 1 9 2 7 - 2 0 1 9 ). ▁The ▁current ▁holder ▁is ▁his ▁grand son ▁Mark ▁William ▁Raw don ▁S lim , ▁ 3 rd ▁Vis count ▁S lim . ▁ ▁Other ▁her edit ary ▁pe ers ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁Govern ors - General ▁There ▁were ▁other ▁Govern ors - General ▁of