British Army
The British Army was one branch of the United Kingdom's military. The Doctor has worked directly with the British Army on a number of occasions; he has also been involved with them via UNIT.
History
In 1746, British Troops or "Redcoats" as they were nicknamed at that time, fought against the Jacobites in the Battle of Culloden.(DW: The Highlanders)
From 1914 to 1918, Britain and its allies fought World War I against Germany and the Central Powers. Some of the battlegrounds were Passchendaele, The River Somme and Gallipoli. (DW: The Sea Devils, TW: To the Last Man) A million British soldiers died during the war. (TW: To the Last Man)
In World War I several British troops or "Tommies" as they were referred to at that time were abducted by the War Lords for use in their War Games. They helped The Doctor and his friends defeat the War Lords. The surviving troops were then sent by the Time Lords to their right time zone.(DW: The War Games)
From 1939 to 1945, Britain and its allies fought World War II against Germany and the Axis.(DW: Victory of the Daleks).
In 1941, Professor Edwin Bracewell made a break-through in military technology, when he came up with the Ironside Project. Two where shown to Prime Minister Winston Churchill who informed The Doctor of this.(DW: The Beast Below) When he came to London he was shocked to find their true identity. When he revealed that he was the Doctor, the Ironsides revealed their true identity and when two British soldiers came to stop them, They were exterminated. (DW: Victory of the Daleks)
When WOTAN attempted to conquer Earth in 1966, the British Army fought against its War Machines.(DW: The War Machines)
Some time before the formation of UNIT, a squad of British Troops led by Colonel Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (Who later founded UNIT) fought against the Great Intelligence and its Robot Yeti servants.(DW: The Web of Fear)
Following the formation of UNIT the British army appointed a UNIT liaison officer to whom the officer in charge of the British branch of UNIT report. At the time of the Auton incident Maj. General Scobie was the British Army's UNIT liaison officer. UNIT troops were usually members of the British Army serving on detached duty and as such were subject to the orders of British Army officers of superior rank or could issue orders to British Army soldiers. (DW: Spearhead from Space)
Whilst the Battle of Canary Wharf in 2007 raged, the British Army fought the invaders across London. (DW: Doomsday)
In Christmas 2007, when the Racnoss Webstar attacked London. A British Army Tank acting under orders from Harold Saxon opened fire and destroyed it as its shields were down.(DW: The Runaway Bride)
In February 2008 the British Army were involved in a conflict in Iraq.(TW: To the Last Man) It is unknown if this is the same Iraq War as in the Real World
When Britain closed its borders in an Alternate Timeline 2009, British soldiers rounded up foreigners and taken them to labour camps.(DW: Turn Left)
In September 2009, When the 456 demanded that 10% of Earth's children be taken to them. British soldiers were ordered to round up the lowest performing 10% of the UK's children and hand them over to the 456. They stood down when the 456 were destroyed.(TW: Children of Earth: Day Five)
In 2158, when a Dalek Flying Saucer attacked London as part of their Invasion of Earth, the British Army sent Tanks to fight off the Invaders but in a matter of days they were defeated by the Daleks. (Doctor Who: Battles in Time Issue 1: Doctor Who: Battles in Time Dalek Wars)
Members
Jacobite Rebellion
- Lieutenant Algernon Ffinch
- Colonel Attwood
World War I
- Lieutenant Jeremy Carstairs
- Major Barrington
- Sergeant Willis
- Smythe (Undercover War Lord)
- Captain Ransom
- Sergeant-Major Burns
- Gorton
- Lieutenant Crane
- Lieutenant Lucke
- Sergeant Thompson
- Corporal Riley
- Lady Jennifer Buckingham
- Tommy Brockless
- Tim Latimer
World War II
UNIT Era
- Colonel Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (Later UNIT)
- Corporal Lane
- Corporal Blake
- Captain Knight
- Staff Sergeant Arnold
- Craftsman Stephen Weams
- Driver Evans
- Major General Scobie (UNIT Liasion Officer)
- General Finch
- Lieutenant Shears
- Sergeant Duffy
- Corporal Norton
- Private Ogden
21st century
See also
Behind the scenes
Appearances
- DW: The War Machines
- DW: The Highlanders
- DW: The Web of Fear
- DW: The War Games
- DW: Spearhead from Space
- DW: The Claws of Axos
- DW: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
- DW: The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances
- DW: Doomsday
- DW: The Runaway Bride
- DW: Turn Left
- TW: Children of Earth: Day Five
- DW: Victory of the Daleks
