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|species = Human | |species = Human | ||
|origin = [[Earth]] | |origin = [[Earth]] | ||
|brother = | |brother = George Benton | ||
|brother2 = Chris Benton{{!}}Christopher Benton | |brother2 = Chris Benton{{!}}Christopher 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 = | |sister = Charlotte Benton | ||
|spouse = Mavis (Doctor Who and the Dæmons) | |spouse = Mavis (Doctor Who and the Dæmons) | ||
|spouse2 = Margery Phipps | |spouse2 = Margery Phipps | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
=== Early life === | === Early life === | ||
John Benton's grandfather met the [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] in the trenches of [[World War I]] in [[1914]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Forgotten (comic story)|The Forgotten]]'') | John Benton's grandfather met the [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] in the trenches of [[World War I]] in [[1914]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Forgotten (comic story)|The Forgotten]]'') He also had an aunt, who was supposedly a [[Psychic|medium]] and died in the late [[1960s]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eye of the Giant (novel)|The Eye of the Giant]]'') | ||
John was the second of the four Benton children: George, the eldest; ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Wartime (novelisation)|Wartime]]'') [[ | John was the second of the four Benton children: [[George Benton|George]], the eldest; [[Chris Benton|Chris]]; and the youngest, [[Charlotte Benton|Charlotte]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Wartime (novelisation)|Wartime]]'') One of his brothers later worked on the [[railway]]s in the [[1970s]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Time Tunnel (audio story)|Time Tunnel]]'') | ||
[[John Benton's father|John's father]] also served in the military. As a boy, John wanted to be just like him, while his younger brother Chris did not want to be a soldier, despite being more favoured than John in their father's eyes. | [[John Benton's father|John's father]] also served in the military. As a boy, John wanted to be just like him, while his younger brother Chris did not want to be a soldier, despite being more favoured than John in their father's eyes. | ||
In [[1944]], while his father was on embarkation leave, John, his parents and Chris had a picnic in the woods outside [[Bolton]], while George stayed at home to look after baby Charlotte. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Wartime (novelisation)|Wartime]]'') While the boys were playing, Chris fell from the high wall of a ruined tower to his death. John tried to save him, but failed and blamed himself ever after. Some time later, his father was killed in the [[Normandy landings]] by a [[grenade]]. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Wartime (home video)|Wartime]]'') | In [[1944]], while his father was on embarkation leave, John, his parents and Chris had a picnic in the woods outside [[Bolton]], while George stayed at home to look after baby Charlotte. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Wartime (novelisation)|Wartime]]'') While the boys were playing, Chris fell from the high wall of a ruined tower to his death. John tried to save him, but failed and blamed himself ever after. Some time later, his father was killed in the [[Normandy landings]] by a [[grenade]]. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Wartime (home video)|Wartime]]'') | ||
=== Military career === | === Military career === | ||
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Benton met the [[Ninth Doctor]] when he was put on a team with [[Harry Sullivan]] and sent to the West Country to investigate a missing member of UNIT and a subsequent series of "monster" sightings. Though this was after his promotion, the Doctor and the Brigadier still referred to Benton as "Sergeant", and his uniform also bore the rank of a sergeant. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Official Secrets (comic story)|Official Secrets]]'') | Benton met the [[Ninth Doctor]] when he was put on a team with [[Harry Sullivan]] and sent to the West Country to investigate a missing member of UNIT and a subsequent series of "monster" sightings. Though this was after his promotion, the Doctor and the Brigadier still referred to Benton as "Sergeant", and his uniform also bore the rank of a sergeant. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Official Secrets (comic story)|Official Secrets]]'') | ||
While transporting [[radioactive]] cargo by UNIT [[Land Rover]] through the woods outside [[Bolton]] with his driver, Private [[Willis (Wartime)|Willis]] of the Regular Army, Benton was haunted by the [[ghost]]s of his brother and father. He overcame his feelings of guilt (which were apparently the source of these hauntings) and returned to his post in time to prevent the cargo from being hijacked by a dangerous criminal. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Wartime (home video)|Wartime]]'') | While transporting [[radioactive]] cargo by UNIT [[Land Rover]] through the woods outside [[Bolton]] with his driver, Private [[Willis (Wartime)|Willis]] of the Regular Army, Benton was haunted by the [[ghost]]s of his brother and father. He overcame his feelings of guilt (which were apparently the source of these hauntings) and returned to his post in time to prevent the cargo from being hijacked by a dangerous criminal. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Wartime (home video)|Wartime]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Wartime (novelisation)|Wartime]]'') | ||
==== Later career ==== | ==== Later career ==== | ||
