# Memoirs of an Infantry Officer — Character guide

> Key figures in Memoirs of an Infantry Officer by Siegfried Sassoon.

- [David Cromlech](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/david_cromlech.md): Cromlech is the narrator's alter ego: a temporary officer whose cleverness, absentmindedness, and refusal to be 'seen but not heard' make him an oddity among his fellow Fusiliers. He is brave under fire but tactless off 
- [Aunt Evelyn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/aunt_evelyn.md): Aunt Evelyn belongs to the civilian world the wounded narrator can no longer fully share, and her visit to his London hospital is one of the memoir's tenderest scenes. Her unspoken assumption that he has 'done enough' co
- [Barton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/barton.md): Barton is the officer who organizes the raid on the German wire and hopes to win a D.S.O. for his executive ability. When the narrator learns that Birdie Mansfield, not he, will lead the raiding party, his jealousy and t
- [Mr. Markington](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/mr_markington.md): Markington is the editor the narrator approaches with a half-formed scheme to tell the public what the war is really like. A lifelong dissenter wearied by public folly, he receives the young officer's outspoken letter wi
- [Durley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/durley.md): Durley is the narrator's tent-mate and a survivor of the attack at Guillemont, where his battalion 'did all that was expected of it' and was destroyed. He tells the story simply, with unconscious gestures, and his visit 
- [The Colonel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/the_colonel.md): The Colonel appears at the Base and in the battalion as a symbol of the peacetime Regular Army, glaring at subalterns in trench-boots and complaining that young Cromlech reads Shakespeare instead of using soap. He is not
- [Thornton Tyrrell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/thornton_tyrrell.md): Tyrrell moves through the narrator's wartime world as a fellow officer whose convictions run deeper than mess-table grumbling. He presses Sherston to write a protest he can circulate, offering encouragement that feels bo
- [Dottrell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/dottrell.md): Dottrell belongs to the narrator's unit, one of the ordinary soldiers whose patience and good temper survive the mud and monotony of Corps Rest. His presence sharpens the narrator's sense that the War's real cost is paid
- [Colonel Kinjack](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/colonel_kinjack.md): Kinjack presides over the narrator's corner of the war with the confidence of a man who has never doubted his orders. Where Tyrrell questions and Dottrell endures, Kinjack represents the institutional weight that makes d
- [Young Ormand](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/young_ormand.md): Ormand joins the Second Battalion alongside the narrator and quickly becomes part of the small circle whose jokes and records briefly drown out the guns. His cheerfulness is genuine but not uncomplicated, and the teasing
- [Birdie Mansfield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/birdie_mansfield.md): Mansfield belongs to the narrator's earlier battalion, part of the tight group whose jokes and habits are recalled in the quieter passages of rest and hospital. He is the kind of comrade whose absence is felt long before
- [The Doctor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/the_doctor.md): The Doctor appears at the edges of the narrator's hospital and convalescent world, one of the authorities whose judgement determines what a wounded officer is fit for. He is neither villain nor saviour, just a functionar
- [Kendle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/kendle.md): A soldier in the narrator's unit, mentioned in various episodes.
- [The Germans](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/the_germans.md): In the hospital ward and at the front, the Germans exist as both a military fact and a social test: officers joke about throwing bombs at them as a substitute for foxhunting, while the narrator nurses a secret antagonism
- [Captain Huxtable](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/captain_huxtable.md): An officer, possibly in a staff or command role.
- [Mick O'Brien](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/mick_obrien.md): A soldier with a distinct Irish identity in the narrator's unit.
- [Ralph Wilmot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/ralph_wilmot.md): A fellow officer, part of the narrator's social and military life.
- [Flook](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/flook.md): A soldier in the narrator's company, known for his loyalty.
- [Mr. Farrell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/mr_farrell.md): An older acquaintance, possibly a family friend or local figure.
- [Captain Leake](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/captain_leake.md): An officer, possibly in a training or staff role.
- [Rees](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/rees.md): A soldier or officer mentioned in the narrative.
- [Mr. Parkins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/mr_parkins.md): An acquaintance, possibly in a civilian or administrative role.
- [Lady Asterisk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/lady_asterisk.md): A society figure, part of the narrator's home social circle.
- [Young Allgood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/young_allgood.md): A young officer in the narrator's unit.
- [Young Fernby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/young_fernby.md): A young officer, noted for his appearance and character.
- [Patterson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/patterson.md): A soldier or officer mentioned in the narrative.
- [The Manchesters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/the_manchesters.md): A regiment mentioned in the war context.
- [The Medical Officer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/the_medical_officer.md): Medical officer, distinct from the doctor, in a specific scene.
- [Major-General Whincop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/major_general_whincop.md): A divisional commander, mentioned in the war narrative.
- [Moffat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/moffat.md): A soldier or officer mentioned in the narrative.
- [Lord Asterisk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/lord_asterisk.md): A society figure, part of the narrator's home circle.
- [A Captain in the Next Chair](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/a_captain_in_the_next_chair.md): An unnamed captain, present in a specific scene.
- [My Servant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/my_servant.md): The narrator's personal servant, a recurring minor figure.
- [Jenkins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/jenkins.md): A soldier or officer mentioned in the narrative.
- [Dunning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/dunning.md): A lieutenant, noted as irrelevant in a specific context.
- [Officers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/officers.md): Generic group of officers, often in a collective scene.
- [Fewnings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/fewnings.md): A family or group mentioned in the narrative.
- [Protheroe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/protheroe.md): A woman, possibly a family acquaintance or romantic interest.
- [Popsy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/popsy.md): A nickname for a person, possibly a child or pet.
- [Shirley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/shirley.md): A person mentioned, possibly a soldier or acquaintance.
- [2nd Lt. Sherston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/2nd_lt_sherston.md): A second lieutenant, possibly the narrator's alias or a separate character.
- [Holman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/holman.md): A soldier or officer mentioned in the narrative.
- [Richard Cobden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/richard_cobden.md): A historical figure, mentioned in a discussion or allusion.
- [The Quartermaster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/the_quartermaster.md): The quartermaster, responsible for supplies.
- [Sergeant Miles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/sergeant_miles.md): A sergeant in the narrator's unit.
- [Stephen Colwood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/stephen_colwood.md): A person, possibly a friend or relative of the narrator.
- [Colonel Easby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/colonel_easby.md): A colonel, mentioned in a specific incident.
- [The Generals](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/the_generals.md): Generic group of generals, often in a collective scene.
- [Bill Eaves](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/bill_eaves.md): A person, possibly a soldier or acquaintance.
- [White](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/white.md): A soldier or officer mentioned in the narrative.
- [The Irish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/the_irish.md): A regiment, mentioned in the war context.
- [Old Colonel Hesmon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/old_colonel_hesmon.md): An old colonel, mentioned in the narrative.
- [Dick Tiltwood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/dick_tiltwood.md): A person, possibly a friend or relative.
- [Edmunds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/edmunds.md): A person, possibly a soldier, noted as poor.
- [Major Macartney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/major_macartney.md): A major, mentioned in the narrative.
- [Sergeant Baldock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/sergeant_baldock.md): A sergeant in the narrator's unit.
- [Rousseau](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/rousseau.md): A historical philosopher, mentioned in a discussion or allusion.
- [The Flintshire Fusiliers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/the_flintshire_fusiliers.md): A regiment, mentioned in the war context.
- [Adjutant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/adjutant.md): The adjutant, a staff officer.

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