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Corporal Askwith was a Starfleet officer assigned as a security guard to the United Earth Embassy on Vulcan in 2154.

In that year, Askwith was seriously injured in an explosion at the embassy, the result of a bomb placed by conspirators attempting to frame the Syrranite dissident movement. Askwith subsequently fell into a coma as a result of his injuries, and was put under the care of Doctor Phlox, chief medical officer of the Enterprise NX-01.

During the subsequent investigation by the Enterprise crew, it was realized that Askwith was on duty at the time the conspirator gained access to the embassy, and had recognized the individual in question. Since Askwith's condition precluded an interrogation, Commander Tucker was forced to rely on information gained from Askwith's memory via a mind meld performed by Vulcan ambassador Soval. The mind meld revealed that the bomber was, in fact, Chief Investigator Stel of the Vulcan Security Directorate. (ENT: "The Forge")

Askwith was played by background actor Rafael Boza who received no credit for this part.

He was named after Mark Askwith, a moderator at spacecast.com and friend of the Star Trek: Enterprise writers.

He is the only Starfleet member to be shown with the military rank of corporal and the second Starfleet member to be shown with a non-naval rank (the first being Colonel West).

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-[[Corporal]] '''Askwith''' was a member of the [[Earth Starfleet]] in the mid-[[2150s]].
+| image        = Askwith, The Forge.jpg
+| imagecap      = Corporal Askwith at his station
+| image2     = Askwith in coma, The Forge.jpg
+| imagecap2   = Corporal Askwith undergoes a mind meld
+| gender           = Male
+| species          = [[Human]]
+| affiliation      = [[Starfleet]]
+| rank             = [[Corporal]]
+| occupation       = [[Starfleet]] [[officer]]
+| status           = Comatose
+| datestatus       = 2154
+| actor            = [[Rafael Boza]]
+}}
+[[Corporal]] '''Askwith''' was a [[Starfleet]] officer assigned as a [[security guard]] to the [[United Earth Embassy]] on {{dis|Vulcan|planet}} in [[2154]].
+In that year, Askwith was seriously injured in an explosion at the embassy, the result of a [[bomb]] placed by conspirators attempting to frame the [[Syrranite]] dissident movement. Askwith subsequently fell into a [[coma]] as a result of his injuries, and was put under the care of [[Doctor]] [[Phlox]], [[chief medical officer]] of the {{EnterpriseNX}}.
-In [[2154]], Askwith was working as a [[security guard]] at the [[United Earth Embassy]] on [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]]. He recognized [[Stel]] entering the Embassy prior to planting a bomb that killed nearly everyone there.
+During the subsequent investigation by the ''Enterprise'' crew, it was realized that Askwith was on duty at the time the conspirator gained access to the embassy, and had recognized the individual in question. Since Askwith's condition precluded an interrogation, [[Commander]] [[Charles Tucker III|Tucker]] was forced to rely on information gained from Askwith's memory via a [[Vulcan mind meld|mind meld]] performed by [[Vulcan]] [[ambassador]] [[Soval]]. The mind meld revealed that the bomber was, in fact, [[Chief Investigator]] [[Stel]] of the [[Vulcan Security Directorate]]. ({{ENT|The Forge}})
-Askwith survived the explosion, but was sent into a [[coma]]. In a controversial move, [[Soval]] [[Vulcan mind meld|melded]] minds with Askwith and discovered that it was in fact Stell who planted the bomb to frame [[T'Pau]] and the [[Syrranite]] movement.
-The information gained from the mind meld with Askwith was declared inadmissable by the [[Vulcan High Command]] and Soval was stripped of his position for performing this "despicable" act. ({{ENT|The Forge}})
-: ''Corporal Askwith was named after Mark Askwith, a moderator at [http://www.spacecast.com spacecast.com] and friend of the [[Star Trek: Enterprise]] writers.''
-: ''He is the only Starfleet member to be shown with the military rank of corporal, and the second Starfleet member to be shown with a non-naval rank (the first being [[Colonel]] [[West]]). The relationship has never been explained, although Askwith could be a [[MACO]].''
+{{bginfo|Askwith was played by background actor [[Rafael Boza]] who received no credit for this part.|He was named after Mark Askwith, a moderator at [http://www.spacecast.com spacecast.com] and friend of the ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' writers.|He is the only Starfleet member to be shown with the military rank of corporal and the second Starfleet member to be shown with a non-naval rank (the first being [[Colonel]] [[West]]).}}
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+[[Category:Starfleet operations personnel]]
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