# Blighty — A Yankee in the Trenches character guide

> Blighty in A Yankee in the Trenches by Robert Derby Holmes.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0018-xv-bits-of-blighty

## Who they are

Slang for Britain or a wound that sends a soldier home.

## In the story

### [Joining the British Army](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/i-joining-the-british-army)

Referenced as the homeland the narrator leaves behind during Embarkation Leave.

### [VII: Fascination of Patrol Work](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/vii-fascination-of-patrol-work)

Referenced as the source of cigarettes in Wellsie's comment.

### [XIV: The Last Time Over the Top](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/xiv-the-last-time-over-the-top)

The destination of the wounded; the narrator rejoices at seeing the coast of England.

### [Suggestions for "Sammy"](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/xvi-suggestions-for-sammy)

Mentioned as the home front where the narrator wrote letters to friends.

## Links

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