# Mad Harry — A Yankee in the Trenches character guide

> Mad Harry in A Yankee in the Trenches by Robert Derby Holmes.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Harry, Harold, Harrison

**First appearance:** 0006-iii-a-trench-raid

## Who they are

A wealthy, classics-educated lieutenant whose colorless monotone and fanatical discipline make him the most hated officer in the company.

## Relationships

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

_friendship_

Mad Harry is a fellow soldier and friend of the narrator, known for his reckless or eccentric behavior in the trenches.

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

_friendship_

Mad Harry is a fellow soldier and friend of the narrator, known for his reckless or eccentric behavior in the trenches.

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

_friendship_

Mad Harry is a fellow soldier and friend of the narrator, known for his reckless or eccentric behavior in the trenches.

## In the story

### [On the Go](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/viii-on-the-go)

A harsh, eccentric officer who insists on foot inspections after a long hike and later dies on the Somme, nearly shot by a grieving soldier.

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