# Joey Dottrell — Memoirs of a Foxhunting Man character guide

> Joey Dottrell in Memoirs of a Foxhunting Man by Siegfried Sassoon.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Joe Dottrell, Dottrell, Joe, old Joe

**First appearance:** 0008-vi

## Snapshot

A local hunting figure and familiar presence in the narrator's circle, part of the texture of the hunting world that shapes the narrator's youth.

## Who they are

Joey Dottrell belongs to the same country society as the narrator, one of the local characters whose comings and goings mark the rhythm of the hunting season. He is the kind of figure who fills out the world around the meets and the runs, a reminder that foxhunting is as much a social fabric as a sport. His presence in the narrator's early years helps establish the dense, familiar community that the War will later scatter and silence.

## In the story

### [At the Front](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/x-at-the-front)

Accompanies George on ration runs and remarks on the mix-up during bombardment.

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

Joe Dottrell, the acting quartermaster, is introduced as a reliable and seasoned soldier who brings a sense of security to the officers' mess.

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

Dottrell is having a glass of rum and hot water before turning in, having already found out details the narrator scribbled in his notebook.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/iv)

Old Joe, a socialist and fellow officer; shares meals and opinions with George.

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

Mentions his D.S.O. and grievances about acting rank; awakens George for leave.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/vi)

George talks to him for comfort after returning from the line.

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