# 2nd Lt. Sherston — Memoirs of an Infantry Officer character guide

> 2nd Lt. Sherston in Memoirs of an Infantry Officer by Siegfried Sassoon.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Sherston

**First appearance:** 0000-i-at-the-army-school

## Who they are

A second lieutenant, possibly the narrator's alias or a separate character.

## In the story

### [I: At the Army School](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/chapters/i-at-the-army-school)

Narrator and protagonist, enjoying a respite from the front lines at the Army School.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/chapters/i)

Narrator, sent to Army School, finds respite and reflects on the contrast between training and front-line reality.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/chapters/i)

The narrator, reflecting on the war's toll and his own psychological state.

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

Narrator, recovering in hospital, feeling alienated from civilian life.

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

Narrator of the chapter, wounded in the attack on Delville Wood, later recovering and dining with Durley.

### [VII: Rouen in February](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/chapters/vii-rouen-in-february)

The narrator, who reports to the 5th Infantry Base Depot at Rouen and is posted to the Second Battalion.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/chapters/i)

Narrator, arrives in France and is posted to the Second Battalion.

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

Narrator, back at the base after German measles, reflecting on his last day before returning to the line.

### [VIII: The Second Battalion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/chapters/viii-the-second-battalion)

The narrator, reflecting on his loss of faith and his role in the battalion.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/chapters/i)

Narrator, returns to the front and joins the Second Battalion.

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

The narrator, reflecting on his feelings about the upcoming battle and his loss of faith in the war.

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

Narrator, reflects on the war's grimness and tries to educate new officers.

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

The narrator, leading his company into the Hindenburg Main Trench and undertaking a solitary patrol in No Man's Land.

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

The narrator, wounded and being evacuated, reflects on his experience and his feelings about leaving the battalion.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/chapters/i)

The narrator, recovering from a wound, experiences bitterness, estrangement, and nightmares.

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

Narrator recovering in hospital, reflecting on war and his future.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/chapters/i)

The narrator, a soldier on leave, who becomes determined to make a public statement against the war after his conversation with Markington.

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

Narrator, preparing his protest and traveling to Cambridge for an interview.

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

Struggles with his decision to protest, feeling the weight of his actions as he posts his statement and faces the complacency of those at home.

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

Travels to Clitherland after receiving the 'Report immediately' telegram, feeling like a 'harassed automaton' and dreading the confrontation.

## Links

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