# John Tranter — The White Company character guide

> John Tranter in The White Company by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Tranter

**First appearance:** 0014-xiii-how-the-white-company-set-forth-to-the-wars

## Who they are

A rough English archer in the White Company.

## Relationships

### [Alleyne Edricson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/alleyne_edricson)

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John Tranter is a fellow archer and companion to Alleyne, sharing the bonds of the White Company.

### [Alleyne Edricson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/alleyne_edricson)

_friendship_

John Tranter is a fellow archer and companion to Alleyne, sharing the bonds of the White Company.

### [Alleyne Edricson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/alleyne_edricson)

_friendship_

John Tranter is a fellow archer and companion to Alleyne, sharing the bonds of the White Company.

## In the story

### [How Alleyne Won His Place in an Honorable Guild](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/chapters/xx-how-alleyne-won-his-place-in-an-honorable-guild)

The burly squire who insults and provokes Alleyne, leading to a sword fight; he is a noted swordsman with a heavy two-handed sword.

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