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|image=Chris Benton.jpg
|image       = Chris Benton.jpg
|alias= Christopher Benton
|species     = Human
|species=Human
|origin      = [[Earth]]
|brother=John Benton
|father       = John Benton's father{{!}}Father
|father=John Benton's father{{!}}Father
|mother       = John Benton's mother{{!}}Mother
|mother=John Benton's mother{{!}}Mother
|sister       = Charlotte Benton
|sister=John Benton's sister{{!}}Sister
|brother      = George Benton
|origin= [[Earth]]
|brother2    = John Benton
|only= Wartime (home video)
|only         = Wartime (home video)
|actor= Peter Greenhalgh
|actor       = Peter Greenhalgh
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'''Chris''' (short for '''Christopher''') '''Benton''' was the brother of [[John Benton]]. In contrast to John, he did not want to be a soldier like their father.  
'''Christopher Benton''', also known as '''Chris''', was the brother of [[John Benton|John]], [[George Benton|George]] and [[Charlotte Benton]].


In [[1944]], while the two boys were playing in the woods outside [[Bolton]], Chris fell from the high wall of a ruined tower to his death. John tried to save him, but failed. He blamed himself for his brother's death.
== Biography ==
Chris was born to [[John Benton's father|Sergeant Benton]] and [[John Benton's mother|his wife]]. He had two older brothers, [[George Benton|George]] and [[John Benton|John]], and a younger sister, [[Charlotte Benton|Charlotte]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Wartime (novelisation)|Wartime]]'') Unlike John, Chris did not want to be a [[soldier]] like their father. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Wartime (home video)|Wartime]]'')


In the [[1970s]], while transporting [[radioactive]] cargo near Bolton, Benton was haunted by the [[ghost]]s of Chris and their father until he freed himself from his guilt and returned to his post. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Wartime (home video)|Wartime]]'')
In [[1944]], Chris and John went on a [[picnic]] in the woods outside [[Bolton]] with their parents whilst George looked after baby Charlotte at home. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Wartime (novelisation)|Wartime]]'') Chris climbed onto the high wall of a ruined tower and lost his footing, falling to his death. John tried to save him, but failed and blamed himself. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Wartime (home video)|Wartime]]'')
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== Legacy ==
In the [[1970s]], while transporting by [[Land Rover]] a shipment of [[radioactive]] material near Bolton, Benton found himself in a nightmare world where past and present were one. He confronted Chris's [[ghost]], as well as those of their father and [[John Benton's mother|mother]], until he freed himself from his guilt and returned to reality. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Wartime (home video)|Wartime]]'')


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Latest revision as of 18:46, 3 November 2024

Christopher Benton, also known as Chris, was the brother of John, George and Charlotte Benton.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Chris was born to Sergeant Benton and his wife. He had two older brothers, George and John, and a younger sister, Charlotte. (PROSE: Wartime) Unlike John, Chris did not want to be a soldier like their father. (HOMEVID: Wartime)

In 1944, Chris and John went on a picnic in the woods outside Bolton with their parents whilst George looked after baby Charlotte at home. (PROSE: Wartime) Chris climbed onto the high wall of a ruined tower and lost his footing, falling to his death. John tried to save him, but failed and blamed himself. (HOMEVID: Wartime)

Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]

In the 1970s, while transporting by Land Rover a shipment of radioactive material near Bolton, Benton found himself in a nightmare world where past and present were one. He confronted Chris's ghost, as well as those of their father and mother, until he freed himself from his guilt and returned to reality. (HOMEVID: Wartime)