# Captain Huxtable — Memoirs of an Infantry Officer character guide

> Captain Huxtable in Memoirs of an Infantry Officer by Siegfried Sassoon.

**Role:** minor

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

## Who they are

An officer, possibly in a staff or command role.

## Relationships

### [Aunt Evelyn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/aunt_evelyn)

_social_

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

### [Aunt Evelyn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/characters/aunt_evelyn)

_social_

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

## In the story

### [III: Before the Push](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/chapters/ii)

An old friend who is too old for active service, working his farm and expressing a desire to serve.

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

Recalled in nostalgic memories of evenings at Aunt Evelyn's.

### [X: Independent Action](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_an_infantry_officer_se/chapters/x-independent-action)

A cheerful veteran of the Flintshire Fusiliers, whose enthusiasm for the regiment contrasts with Sherston's disillusionment.

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

Mentioned as the source of the story about the old Bull Inn burning down.

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