Memoirs of an Infantry Officer · Character

Colonel Kinjack

A commanding officer whose brisk authority and unexamined assumptions about the War embody the military machine the narrator must either serve or defy.

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Also known as Kinjack, a Kinjack I 'd never met before

First appearance: I: At the Army School

As a supporting figure in Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, Colonel Kinjack is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Mentioned as the one who ordered Sherston to the Army School.

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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 dissent feel like betrayal. His presence in the early arc forces the narrator to weigh personal conviction against the loyalties and hierarchies that have shaped him.

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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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Colonel Kinjack appears across 14 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

I: At the Army School
Mentioned as the one who ordered Sherston to the Army School.
I
Mentioned as possibly having sent Sherston to the school.
II: The Raid
Battalion commander, not keen on the raid, speaks straight to Brigade.
I
Mentioned as the one Barton is 'skiting' to about the raid.
II
Not keen on the raid and spoke straight to the Brigade Major.
III
Battalion commander, orders narrator to stay in trench and count men.
III: Before the Push
The commanding officer, full of confidence about the upcoming attack and the French holding at Verdun.
II
The commanding officer, full of confidence about the French holding at Verdun, and recipient of the salmon.
IV: Battle
Angrily reprimanded the narrator for not returning with his company bombers and for failing to send a message about the captured trench.
I
Inspects wire gaps and orders them cut.
III
Leads the battalion on the night operation, orders A Company forward, and later jokes with the narrator about his trench capture.
Escape
Leads the Battalion during the march to La Chaussée, showing pride in his troops.
I
Rides at the front of the Battalion as they march to La Chaussée, looking thoughtful and indulgent.
IV
Leaves the battalion to take command of a Brigade, as mentioned in Dottrell's letter.

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See Colonel Kinjack in I: At the Army School