# Josh Thatcher — Captain Jinks, Hero character guide

> Josh Thatcher in Captain Jinks, Hero by Ernest Howard Crosby.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Thatcher

**First appearance:** 0003-ii-east-point

## Who they are

A friend or fellow soldier of Sam Jinks, possibly from the academy.

## In the story

### [V: Slowburgh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/v-slowburgh)

Thatcher proposes three cheers for Captain Jinks during the toast at Slowburgh.

### [XII: The Great White Temple](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/xii-the-great-white-temple)

A sergeant from Slowburgh, revels in the war's violence and looting, contrasts his criminal past at home with his rewarded behavior in the army.

### [XVI: The End](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/xvi-the-end)

Sits in the front row at the welcome meeting, laughs at the orator's remarks.

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