# Tommy Atkins — Captain Jinks, Hero character guide

> Tommy Atkins in Captain Jinks, Hero by Ernest Howard Crosby.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Tom

**First appearance:** 0005-iv-war-and-business

## Who they are

A common soldier figure, possibly a friend of Sam Jinks.

## In the story

### [A Dinner Party at Gin-Sin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/xi-a-dinner-party-at-gin-sin)

Mentioned in the song as the archetypal British soldier who drinks 'blood and gore.'

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

One of the returning heroes, surrounded by admiring girls at the celebration.

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