British Army

The British army was a branch of the United Kingdom's military. The Doctor worked directly with them on occasion; he was also involved with them through UNIT.

History
In 1746, British troops, also known as "Redcoats", 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 battles were Passchendaele, the 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, also called "Tommies", were abducted by the War Lords for their War Games. They helped The Second Doctor and his friends defeat the War Lords. The surviving troops were 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 were shown to Prime Minister Winston Churchill who told the Eleventh Doctor. (DW: The Beast Below) When he came to London, the Doctor recognised them. After he announced he was the Doctor, they admitted their identities and exterminated a soldier who came to protect Churchill. (DW: Victory of the Daleks)

When WOTAN tried 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 would report. At the time of the Auton incident, Major General Scobie was the British Army's UNIT liaison officer. UNIT troops were usually members of the British Army serving on detached duty and were subject to the orders of British Army officers of superior rank or could issue orders to British Army soldiers. (DW: Spearhead from Space)

In 1984, an army bomb disposal squad under Colonel Archer got caught up in a Dalek plot which resulted in them being killed and replaced with duplicates. (DW: Resurrection of the Daleks)

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 Challenger 2 British Army Tank acting under orders from Harold Saxon opened fire and destroyed it as its shields were down. (DW: The Runaway Bride)

In the first decade of the 21st century, the British Army were involved in a conflict in Iraq. Soldiers were killed. (SJA: Warriors of Kudlak, TW: To the Last Man)

When Britain closed its borders in an alternate timeline 2009, soldiers rounded up foreigners and took them to labour camps. (DW: Turn Left)

In September 2009, when the 456 demanded that 10% of Earth's children be taken to them, 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 2048, after the Korven Lomax highjacked the British government and created the Department, the Cyborg CCPC acted as the army of the United Kingdom, although they were referred to as a police force. (K9TV: K9 (TV series))

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. (DWBIT: #1)

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
 * Lady Jennifer Buckingham
 * Tommy Brockless
 * Tim Latimer
 * Oliver Marks

World War II

 * Captain Bates
 * Algy

20th century, post-World War II

 * 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

 * Soldiers (Turn Left) (Negated Timeline)

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