# Crane — A Yankee in the Trenches character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0009-vi-hiking-to-vimy-ridge

## Who they are

A soldier or officer mentioned in the narrative.

## Relationships

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/characters/narrator)

_friendship_

Crane is a fellow soldier and companion of the narrator, sharing the hardships and dangers of trench warfare.

### [Kamarad](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/characters/kamarad)

_rivalry_

Crane and Kamarad represent opposing sides in combat, with Crane likely engaging or capturing German soldiers.

### [Kamarad](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/characters/kamarad)

_rivalry_

Crane and Kamarad represent opposing sides in combat, with Crane likely engaging or capturing German soldiers.

## In the story

### [XI: Prisoners](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/xi-prisoners)

A Leicester private acting as corporal who is shot by a German officer while escorting prisoners.

## Links

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