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'''Brigadier''' was a military rank on [[Earth]]. [[The Doctor]]'s good friend and companion, [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]], was often referred to by this rank.  
'''Brigadier,''' also called brigadier general, was a military rank on [[Earth]].
 
[[The Doctor]]'s good friend and companion, [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]], was often referred to by this rank. Having first met him as a [[Colonel]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') the next time the [[Second Doctor]] met Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, he had been promoted to Brigadier and made head of the [[United Kingdom]] branch of the newly formed [[UNIT]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'') Though promoted to [[General]] decades later, according to one account, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'') and attaining the rank of [[Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire]] according to another account, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Two Brigadiers (short story)|The Two Brigadiers]]'') a different account had Lethbridge-Stewart identify himself to Mrs [[Wormwood (Invasion of the Bane)|Wormwood]] as Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart. ([[TV]]: ''[[Enemy of the Bane (TV story)|Enemy of the Bane]]'') Following his death, Lethbridge-Stewart's care home [[Nurse (The Wedding of River Song)|nurse]] called him Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song]]'') while his daughter [[Kate Stewart]] knew him as Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'')
 
A later UNIT leader also held the same rank, Brigadier [[Winifred Bambera]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'')
 
In [[2000]], [[William Bishop]] was promoted to Brigadier. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Two Brigadiers (short story)|The Two Brigadiers]]'')
 
[[George Litefoot's father]] served as a brigadier general in an [[1860]] expedition to [[China]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')
 
[[Cutler (The Tenth Planet)|Cutler]], the commander of the [[Snowcap]] base in [[Antarctica]], held the rank of brigadier general up to when he was killed by [[CyberMondan|Mondasian Cybermen]] on [[1986]]. ([[TV]]: [[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]])
 
===Other realities===
In [[Inferno Earth|one parallel universe]], a [[Alastair Lethbridge-Stewart|version of Lethbridge-Stewart]] existed that held the alternate rank of Brigade Leader instead of Brigadier. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'')
 
In [[Pete's World]], [[Krista Lateef]] held the rank of Brigadier within [[UNIT (Pete's World)|UNIT]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Siege of Big Ben (audio story)|The Siege of Big Ben]]'')


Having first met him as a [[Colonel]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear]]'') the next time the [[Second Doctor]] met Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, he had been promoted to Brigadier and made head of the [[United Kingdom]] branch of the newly formed [[UNIT]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion]]'') Though promoted to [[General]] decades later, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'') his friends and colleagues, such as [[the Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]], would continue to refer to him as "the Brigadier" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky]]'') or "the Brig" ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen]]'') as he was commonly known. In [[2009]], Lethbridge-Stewart introduced himself as "Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart". ([[TV]]: ''[[Enemy of the Bane]]'') A later UNIT held leader also held the same rank, Brigadier [[Winifred Bambera]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'')
Later when the Doctor finally decided to visit, brigadier had died. This was ironic because the doctor was inviting Brigadier to his own funeral where River Song was supposed to kill him. The Doctor was hurt by this though he tried to hide it. The nurse said that Brigadier had made the nurses poor an extra glass of beer in case the Doctor decided to stop by. It seemed a fitting end to an old hero.
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Latest revision as of 18:08, 21 July 2023

Brigadier

Brigadier, also called brigadier general, was a military rank on Earth.

The Doctor's good friend and companion, Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, was often referred to by this rank. Having first met him as a Colonel, (TV: The Web of Fear) the next time the Second Doctor met Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, he had been promoted to Brigadier and made head of the United Kingdom branch of the newly formed UNIT. (TV: The Invasion) Though promoted to General decades later, according to one account, (PROSE: The Dying Days) and attaining the rank of Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire according to another account, (PROSE: The Two Brigadiers) a different account had Lethbridge-Stewart identify himself to Mrs Wormwood as Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart. (TV: Enemy of the Bane) Following his death, Lethbridge-Stewart's care home nurse called him Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, (TV: The Wedding of River Song) while his daughter Kate Stewart knew him as Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart. (TV: The Day of the Doctor)

A later UNIT leader also held the same rank, Brigadier Winifred Bambera. (TV: Battlefield)

In 2000, William Bishop was promoted to Brigadier. (PROSE: The Two Brigadiers)

George Litefoot's father served as a brigadier general in an 1860 expedition to China. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang)

Cutler, the commander of the Snowcap base in Antarctica, held the rank of brigadier general up to when he was killed by Mondasian Cybermen on 1986. (TV: The Tenth Planet)

Other realities[[edit] | [edit source]]

In one parallel universe, a version of Lethbridge-Stewart existed that held the alternate rank of Brigade Leader instead of Brigadier. (TV: Inferno)

In Pete's World, Krista Lateef held the rank of Brigadier within UNIT. (AUDIO: The Siege of Big Ben)