Memoirs of an Infantry Officer · Character

Captain Huxtable

An officer, possibly in a staff or command role.

minor

Captain Huxtable's tie to Aunt Evelyn is one of the pressures that moves Memoirs of an Infantry Officer—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

An old friend who hosts Sherston for tea; he expresses his views on conscription and the war effort, while Sherston puts on a brave face.

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Captain Huxtable first appears in 0000 i at the army school.

With Aunt Evelyn (social): Aunt Evelyn and Captain Huxtable share a frequent but formal acquaintance, likely through social circles and wartime hospitality. With Aunt Evelyn (social): Aunt Evelyn and Captain Huxtable share a frequent but formal acquaintance, likely through social circles and wartime hospitality.

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Character groups

Home and Support Network
Training and Frontline Comrades
Comprehensive War Cast

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Aunt Evelyn
social · ambivalent
Aunt Evelyn and Captain Huxtable share a frequent but formal acquaintance, likely through… How this plays out →
Aunt Evelyn
social · ambivalent
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In the story

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III: Before the Push
An old friend who hosts Sherston for tea; he expresses his views on conscription and the war effort, while Sherston puts on a brave face.
II
An old friend who is too old for active service, working his farm and expressing a desire to serve.
II
Recalled in nostalgic memories of evenings at Aunt Evelyn's.
X: Independent Action
A cheerful veteran of the Flintshire Fusiliers, whose enthusiasm for the regiment contrasts with Sherston's disillusionment.
IV
Mentioned as the source of the story about the old Bull Inn burning down.
V
Visits for tea, full of cheerful reminiscences about the Flintshire Fusiliers and support for the war, embodying the callous complacency Sherston criticizes.

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