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John Benton

Sergeant Benton
Real name
John Benton
Aliases
Corporal Benton; Sergeant Benton; RSM Benton; Mr. Benton
Alignment
Affiliation
Relatives
Unnamed younger sister
Universe

Characteristics
Gender
Height
6 feet
Hair
Status
Citizenship
Occupation
Soldier
Origin
Origin
Normal human birth
Place of birth
First appearance

History[]

John Benton was a corporal in the British army who started his career as a private in the rifle brigade of the 17th & 21st Lancers. Some time before the Cybermen invaded London in 1968, he was recruited by U.N.I.T. During his career with them defending the world from alien threats he was promoted to sergeant, and then to warrant officer holding the post of regimental sergeant major.

Benton was for a long time the loyal right-hand man of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and a trusted ally of The Doctor. According to one, possibly erroneous account, he left the Army in 1976 and ended up selling used cars. Given the nature of U.N.I.T., this may be a cover story. Let's just hope he didn't end up in Torchwood...

Powers and abilities[]

Abilities

Armed combat; defending the Earth against unwanted extraterrestrials.

Strength level

Peak human male.

Paraphernalia[]

Transportation

Always able to lay on a jeep.

Weapons

Rifle.

Notes[]

Benton was played on TV by John Levene.

Trivia[]

Benton is actually one of Doctor Who's longest serving supporting characters, having appeared semi-regularly between 1968 and 1975. He was also the first Doctor Who character to appear in an unlicensed spin-off, the 1987 video War Time.

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