# Welch — The Pothunters character guide

> Welch in The Pothunters by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the unconscious Welch, Master J. G. Welch

**First appearance:** 0001-the-pothunters

## Who they are

The last person to see Jim before he vanished, Welch is hauled from sleep to account for a ploughed field and a missing schoolmate.

## Relationships

### [Jim Thomson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/jim_thomson)

_friendship_

Schoolmates with frequent interaction, possibly sharing a house or common interests.

### [Charteris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/charteris)

_friendship_

Schoolmates who interact regularly, possibly in academic or athletic contexts.

### [Tony Graham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/tony_graham)

_friendship_

School friends who interact frequently, likely sharing adventures or studies.

### [Tony Graham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/tony_graham)

_friendship_

School friends who interact frequently, likely sharing adventures or studies.

### [Charteris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/charteris)

_friendship_

Schoolmates who interact regularly, possibly in academic or athletic contexts.

### [Jim Thomson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/jim_thomson)

_friendship_

Schoolmates with frequent interaction, possibly sharing a house or common interests.

### [Jim Thomson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/jim_thomson)

_friendship_

Schoolmates with frequent interaction, possibly sharing a house or common interests.

### [Tony Graham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/tony_graham)

_friendship_

School friends who interact frequently, likely sharing adventures or studies.

### [Charteris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/charteris)

_friendship_

Schoolmates who interact regularly, possibly in academic or athletic contexts.

## In the story

### [Thieves Break in and Steal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/ii-thieves-break-in-and-steal)

Accompanies Tony from the station and inspects the Pavilion window.

### [Literary Banquet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/vi-literary-banquet)

Athletics expert for the paper, training for races, and dismissive about the stolen cups.

### [The Sports](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/xi-the-sports)

Comments on Jim's appearance and is a certainty for the quarter and hundred.

### [The Long Run](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/xiv-the-long-run)

Wins the inter-house cross-country race, runs calmly and strategically.

### [The Disappearance of J. Thomson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/xvi-the-disappearance-of-j-thomson)

The last person to see Jim; he confirms Jim dropped out of the race near Parker's Spinney.

### [In Which the Affairs of Various Persons Are Wound Up](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/xviii-in-which-the-affairs-of-various-persons-are-wound-up)

Receives the recovered cups from the Headmaster and later helps with the Glow Worm printing.

## Links

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