# Wellsie — A Yankee in the Trenches character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** old Wellsie

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

## Who they are

A nickname for Corporal Wells, a close comrade.

## In the story

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

Cheerfully sends the narrator on a ration party, unaware of the danger.

### [IX: First Sight of the Tanks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/ix-first-sight-of-the-tanks)

Shakes the narrator awake, asking about the strange noise of the approaching tanks.

### [XII: I Become a Bomber](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/xii-i-become-a-bomber)

Reunites with the narrator upon his return to the battalion, expressing joy in Cockney dialect.

### [XIII: Back on the Somme Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/xiii-back-on-the-somme-again)

Complains about returning to Somme, delivers news of going over the top, carries a sea shell mascot.

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