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'''Gerald Carter Kneale''' | '''Gerald Carter Kneale''' was at one time head of [[Torchwood Three]]. | ||
== Biography == | |||
Kneale was born in [[1875]]. He initially trained in military intelligence before joining [[Torchwood One]] at the age of twenty-four in [[1899]]. | Kneale was born in [[1875]]. He initially trained in military intelligence before joining [[Torchwood One]] at the age of twenty-four in [[1899]]. | ||
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In [[June]] [[1918]], Gerald and [[Harriet Derbyshire]] put [[Tommy Brockless|Thomas Reginald Brockless]], a shell-shocked soldier, into [[suspended animation|cryogenic freezing]] on the instructions of a [[Toshiko Sato|mysterious woman]] from the future. Kneale ordered Brockless awoken every year around [[21 June]] so the world could be saved when the time came. ([[TV]]: ''[[To the Last Man (TV story)|To the Last Man]]'') | In [[June]] [[1918]], Gerald and [[Harriet Derbyshire]] put [[Tommy Brockless|Thomas Reginald Brockless]], a shell-shocked soldier, into [[suspended animation|cryogenic freezing]] on the instructions of a [[Toshiko Sato|mysterious woman]] from the future. Kneale ordered Brockless awoken every year around [[21 June]] so the world could be saved when the time came. ([[TV]]: ''[[To the Last Man (TV story)|To the Last Man]]'') | ||
Kneale held himself responsible for Derbyshire's death in [[1919]]. He stepped down as Torchwood leader and became more of a consultant than an active member. | Kneale held himself responsible for Derbyshire's death in [[1919]]. He stepped down as Torchwood leader and became more of a consultant than an active member. He died in [[1942]], becoming one of the few Torchwood operatives not to be killed on active service. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Rift War! (comic story)|Rift War!]]'') | ||
He died in [[1942]], becoming one of the few Torchwood operatives not to be killed on active service. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Rift War! (comic story)|Rift War!]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||