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'''Major''' was a military rank.
'''Major''' was a military rank.


== Named Majors ==
== Named Majors ==
* [[Baker (Doctor Who and the Silurians)|Baker]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'')
=== Human ===
* [[Barrington]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games]]'')
Former [[British Army]] major [[Norman Baker]] was [[head of security]] at the [[Wenley Moor nuclear research facility]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'')
* [[Beresford]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom]]'')
 
* [[Richard Blake]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'')
[[Barrington]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') [[Daly]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]'') and [[Popplewell]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') were Majors of the [[British Army]].
* [[Branwell]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion]]'')
 
* [[Rex Butcher]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Atom Bomb Blues]]'')
[[Walton (Doctor Who and the Silurians)|Walton]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'') [[Alex Cosworth]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'') [[Beresford]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'') [[Husak]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') and [[Blake (The Christmas Invasion)|Blake]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') were [[UNIT]] Majors.
* [[Cosworth]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'')
 
* [[Daly]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'')
[[Branwell]] was a Major in command of the [[Henlow Downs]] missile site. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'')
* [[Ferdinand (The Time of the Daleks)|Ferdinand]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Time of the Daleks]]'')
* [[Green (The War Machines)|Green]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines]]'')
* [[Alice Hunniford]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Renaissance of the Daleks]]'')
* [[Husak]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield]]'')
* [[Linz]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Treasure Trail]]'')
* [[Alec Palmer]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Hide (TV story)|Hide]]'')
* [[Popplewell]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus]]'')
* [[Ian Warne]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Space Pirates]]'')


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[[Rex Butcher]] was a Major and a writer on an [[alternate Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Atom Bomb Blues (novel)|Atom Bomb Blues]]'')
 
[[Ferdinand (The Time of the Daleks)|Ferdinand]] was the head of security at [[Mariah Learman]]'s palace.  ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Time of the Daleks (audio story)|The Time of the Daleks]]'')
 
[[Green (The War Machines)|Green]] was the Major in charge of security on the [[WOTAN]] project. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'')
 
[[Alice Hunniford]] was an [[American]] Major. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Renaissance of the Daleks (audio story)|Renaissance of the Daleks]]'')
 
[[Alec Palmer]] was a Major turned Ghost-Hunter. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hide (TV story)|Hide]]'')
 
[[Shapp]] was an aide to the [[Marshal of Atrios]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'')
 
[[Thessinger]] was a retired Major and a country landowner in [[England]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The First Sontarans (audio story)|The First Sontarans]]'')
 
[[Ian Warne]] was a [[Space Corps]] officer serving under [[General]] [[Nikolai Hermack]].  ([[TV]]: ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
 
[[Salateen]] was an officer in General [[Chellak]]'s troop on [[Androzani Minor]].  ([[TV]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'')
 
=== Sontarans ===
[[Varl]], second-in-command to [[Group Marshal]] [[Stike]], held the rank of major up to his death. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'')
 
[[Stenx]], leader for the [[Twelfth Sontaran Battle Fleet]], held the rank of major up top his death. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sontaran Games (novel)|The Sontaran Games]]'')
 
[[Skar]] was a [[Sontaran]] Major. ([[GAME]]: ''[[The Doctor and the Dalek (video game)|The Doctor and the Dalek]]'')
 
[[Drak (When Worlds Collide)|Drak]] was a major in the 13th Sontaran Battlefleet.([[COMIC]]: ''[[When Worlds Collide (comic story)|When Worlds Collide]]'')
 
[[Tamasan]] was promoted to major sometime after the [[Battle of Tenacity]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Lords of Terror (audio story)|The Lords of Terror]]'')
 
[[Kreg]] was a major in the [[Ninth Sontaran Battle Brigade]] when he met [[Ianto Jones]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Great Sontaran War (audio story)|The Great Sontaran War]]'')
 
=== Time Lords ===
[[Tamasan]] was a major in her [[Fifth Tamasan|fifth]] incarnation when she went to the [[Ogron|Ogron Homeworld]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Planet of the Ogrons (audio story)|Planet of the Ogrons]]'')
 
=== Others ===
[[Brogan (Innocence)|Brogan]], a [[Kaled]] [[captain]], was promoted to major when relieving [[Colonel]] [[Nasgard]], father to [[Davros]] and [[Yarvell]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Innocence (audio story)|Innocence]]'')


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Latest revision as of 14:30, 8 June 2024

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Major was a military rank.

Named Majors[[edit] | [edit source]]

Human[[edit] | [edit source]]

Former British Army major Norman Baker was head of security at the Wenley Moor nuclear research facility. (TV: Doctor Who and the Silurians)

Barrington, (TV: The War Games) Daly, (TV: Carnival of Monsters) and Popplewell (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus) were Majors of the British Army.

Walton, (TV: Doctor Who and the Silurians) Alex Cosworth, (TV: The Mind of Evil) Beresford, (TV: The Seeds of Doom) Husak (TV: Battlefield) and Blake (TV: The Christmas Invasion) were UNIT Majors.

Branwell was a Major in command of the Henlow Downs missile site. (TV: The Invasion)

Rex Butcher was a Major and a writer on an alternate Earth. (PROSE: Atom Bomb Blues)

Ferdinand was the head of security at Mariah Learman's palace.  (AUDIO: The Time of the Daleks)

Green was the Major in charge of security on the WOTAN project. (TV: The War Machines)

Alice Hunniford was an American Major. (AUDIO: Renaissance of the Daleks)

Alec Palmer was a Major turned Ghost-Hunter. (TV: Hide)

Shapp was an aide to the Marshal of Atrios. (TV: The Armageddon Factor)

Thessinger was a retired Major and a country landowner in England. (AUDIO: The First Sontarans)

Ian Warne was a Space Corps officer serving under General Nikolai Hermack.  (TV: The Space Pirates)

Salateen was an officer in General Chellak's troop on Androzani Minor.  (TV: The Caves of Androzani)

Sontarans[[edit] | [edit source]]

Varl, second-in-command to Group Marshal Stike, held the rank of major up to his death. (TV: The Two Doctors)

Stenx, leader for the Twelfth Sontaran Battle Fleet, held the rank of major up top his death. (PROSE: The Sontaran Games)

Skar was a Sontaran Major. (GAME: The Doctor and the Dalek)

Drak was a major in the 13th Sontaran Battlefleet.(COMIC: When Worlds Collide)

Tamasan was promoted to major sometime after the Battle of Tenacity. (AUDIO: The Lords of Terror)

Kreg was a major in the Ninth Sontaran Battle Brigade when he met Ianto Jones. (AUDIO: The Great Sontaran War)

Time Lords[[edit] | [edit source]]

Tamasan was a major in her fifth incarnation when she went to the Ogron Homeworld. (AUDIO: Planet of the Ogrons)

Others[[edit] | [edit source]]

Brogan, a Kaled captain, was promoted to major when relieving Colonel Nasgard, father to Davros and Yarvell. (AUDIO: Innocence)