The Ace
Scottish Roman.
The mention of Flashman reminded me of another of G.M. Fraser's creations;
Shamble forward, Pte. McAuslan J., 'The Tartan Caliban,' 'The Dirtiest Soldier in the World,' etc. etc. Dand (Andrew) McNeil, a thinly-disguised Fraser, has the misfortune to lead a platoon - mainly in Libya - just after WW2, which includes a number of characters, including this one (I wouldn't be at all surprised, if Pratchett were inspired to create Nobby after reading these stories).
McAuslan is a drunken, ignorant, boorish illiterate with only the most basic grasp of soldiering (despite his involvement in minor skirmishes like El Alamein, Tobruk, Sicily...) constantly in the guardroom, and frequently having to be forcibly scrubbed by his platoon - yet both McNeil and the reader become rather fond of him, if a little exasperated.
Shamble forward, Pte. McAuslan J., 'The Tartan Caliban,' 'The Dirtiest Soldier in the World,' etc. etc. Dand (Andrew) McNeil, a thinly-disguised Fraser, has the misfortune to lead a platoon - mainly in Libya - just after WW2, which includes a number of characters, including this one (I wouldn't be at all surprised, if Pratchett were inspired to create Nobby after reading these stories).
McAuslan is a drunken, ignorant, boorish illiterate with only the most basic grasp of soldiering (despite his involvement in minor skirmishes like El Alamein, Tobruk, Sicily...) constantly in the guardroom, and frequently having to be forcibly scrubbed by his platoon - yet both McNeil and the reader become rather fond of him, if a little exasperated.