Sam Hawkins

Captain Sam Hawkins was a UNIT officer who served under Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. Before joining UNIT, however, he served as quartermaster at the vault in Northumberland. (PROSE: The Forgotten Son) He was engaged to Corporal Maisy Hawke when he fought Silurians at Wenley Moor. (PROSE: The Scales of Injustice)

Biography
He was part of the group that went down into the caves under Wenley Moor to try and find the dinosaur that the Third Doctor had seen. Hawkins found Major Baker after Baker had been injured by the dinosaur.

He later searched Squire's barn for a Silurian. He and another soldier mistook a chicken for the Silurian and almost shot it.

He later took part in the search of the moorland for the Silurian. He was in communication with a UNIT helicopter searching the the moorland. He reported to the Brigadier that the helicopter had spotted somebody standing by their car, who then waved and drove off.

He was later part of the group led by the Brigadier that went down into the caves to search for the Silurians. When a fake wall put their by the Silurians trapped them, Hawkins and the others attempted to free themselves. When Private Steve Robins succumbed to the race memories of the Silurians, Robins tried to strangle Hawkins. The group was later freed when the Doctor negotiated with Okdel.

Hawkins was part of the group of UNIT troops stationed at one of the entrances to the caves. After Sergeant Hart lost contact with Private Wright in gallery five, Hawkins and Hart went to investigate, despite Hart protesting that the Brigadier had told them to stay where they were. They found Wright's body, but were ambushed by a Silurian, which killed Hart. Hawkins fired several shots at it, but then returned to the Wenley Moor research facility.

He went to the sickbay and reported to the Brigadier that Hart was dead and the Silurians were advancing. He later discovered Private Upton's body and reported his death to the Brigadier

While searching the wreckage of a lab that the Doctor had used to find a cure to the Silurian virus, four Silurains invaded the centre with the Doctor as their prisoner. Hawkins took up a position behind the doorway, and tried to shoot at the Silurians. One Silurian took hold off the Doctor as a living shield as the Doctor shouted at Hawkins to stop. However, the warning came to late as one Silurian used its third eye to kill Hawkins. (TV: Doctor Who and the Silurians)

Behind the scenes

 * Hawkins' first name was not given on-screen, only in the novel The Scales of Injustice.
 * In the novelisation, Hawkins is demoted to sergeant.