# Captain Huxtable — Memoirs of a Foxhunting Man character guide

> Captain Huxtable in Memoirs of a Foxhunting Man by Siegfried Sassoon.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** rosy faced old Captain Huxtable, Captain Huxtable

**First appearance:** 0021-i

## Who they are

A rosy-faced retired captain and hunt enthusiast.

## In the story

### [IX: In the Army](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/ix-in-the-army)

Old friend of Aunt Evelyn; helps George obtain a Special Reserve commission in the Flintshire Fusiliers; his regimental career inspires George.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/ii)

George consults him about a commission in an infantry regiment; embodies the rural English life George is fighting for.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/iii)

Writes a letter of recommendation for Sherston to the Adjutant of the Flintshire Fusiliers.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/v)

Aged by the war, George visits him to say goodbye.

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