# Jerry — A Yankee in the Trenches character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0005-ii-going-in

## Who they are

Slang for a German soldier, often used by the Tommies.

## Relationships

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

_rivalry_

Jerry is a slang term for German soldiers, representing the adversarial enemy force the narrator fights against.

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

_rivalry_

Jerry is a slang term for German soldiers, representing the adversarial enemy force the narrator fights against.

## In the story

### [III: A Trench Raid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/iii-a-trench-raid)

Acts as first bayonet man, kills a German with a persuader, and is wounded by a bomb during the retreat.

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