Batman (military) men where in military service. In the Terry Pratchett novel "Monstrous Regiment", the main character serves as batman to her lieutenant. In the animated TV series "ReBoot", 1 binome Binky Ffarquarson is batman to 0 binome fighter pilot Algernon Cholmondley-Worthington III (who is addressed in canon only as "sir"). Batman (military) A batman or an orderly is a soldier or airman assigned to a commissioned officer as a personal servant. Before the advent of motorized transport, an officer's batman was also in charge of the officer's "bat-horse" that carried the pack saddle with his officer's kit during a campaign. The
Woman giving Money to a Servant-Girl Woman giving Money to a Servant-Girl Lady handing a coin to a Servant-Girl (c. 1668–72) is an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch. It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is now in a private collection. This painting was documented by Hofstede de Groot in 1908, who wrote; "51. Woman giving Money to a Servant-Girl. In a well-furnished room sits a lady with an embroidery-pillow on her lap; she gives money from her purse to a servant-girl, who carries a market-pail. A little child pulls the girl by her apron. At the