Brian Wood (British Army solider)
Brian Wood | |
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| Allegiance | British Army |
| Unit | Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment |
| Awards | Military Cross |
| Website | https://www.brianwoodmc.co.uk/ |
Colour Sergeant Brian Wood MC is a former soldier in the Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment who was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry in the Battle of Danny Boy.[1]
Military Service[edit]
Brian Wood served for 17 years in the British Army[5] with the Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment.
During his service in Iraq, he lead the first Bayonet Charge in 25 years, since the Falklands War.[6]
For his galantry in leading the bayonet charge, and talking control of the situation during the ambush against his unit, he was awarded the Military Cross by HM The Queen.[7]
Book Writing[edit]
In 2019, Brain Wood published his novel 'Double Crossed: A Code of Honour, A Complete Betrayal' in hardback; the novel spoke about his service in Iraq, the receiving of his gallantry medal and his involvement with the Al-Sweady Inquiry.[8][9]
On the 5th of March 2020, the novel was published as a paperback version.[10]
Media Appearances[edit]
On the 3rd of February 2017, Brian Wood MC appeared on ITV's Good Morning Britain talking about the false allegations against him and his unit by disgraced lawyer Phil Shiner.[11]
Falsified allegations of war crime[edit]
After coming back from Iraq in 2004, Sergeant Brian Wood MC was informed that there were allegations against himself and his regiment from the Iraq Historic Abuse Team.[12]
At the end of the Al-Sweady Inquiry, in which Sergeant Wood was apart of, Sir Thayne Forbes said that some of the claims against himself and his regiment (and the others serving in the Battle of Danny Boy) had been "the product of deliberate lies".[13]
Phil Shiner, who was of the IHAT legal team was truck off the roll of solicitors in the United Kingdom due to misconduct during the trial and falsification of certain cases.[14]
Medals[edit]
Sgt. Brian Wood MC has 5 medals from his service:[citation needed]
- Military Cross,
- NATO Medal for Kosovo,
- Iraq Medal,
- Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan,
- Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
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Military Cross (MC) | |
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NATO Medal for Kosovo | |
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Iraq Medal | |
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OSM For Afghanistan | |
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Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal |
See Also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Remembering the battle of Al Amara". April 28, 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ "Iraq war probe 'damaging' says soldier". BBC News. 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ↑ "Hero soldier Brian Wood who was 'betrayed fighting for his country' set to visit Portsmouth to kick-off his book tour". www.portsmouth.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ↑ Barr, James. "Double Crossed by Brian Wood review — a soldier ambushed in the courtroom". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ↑ "#79 - Double Crossed - Brian Wood, Military Cross, Best Selling Author and Public Speaker". The Inspiration Space.
- ↑ Corner, Speakers. "An Interview with Brian Wood on The Battle of Danny Boy and Overcoming Challenges | Speakers Corner". www.speakerscorner.co.uk.
- ↑ Editor, Marco Giannangeli, Defence (February 12, 2017). "Fury of hero soldier Brian Wood caught up in scrapped Iraq abuse inquiry". Express.co.uk.
- ↑ Wood, Brian. "Double Crossed". www.penguin.co.uk.
- ↑ at 11:54am, Simon Newton 28th March 2019. "Soldier-Turned-Author Speaks Up About Mental Health". Forces Network. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ↑ Wood, Brian. "Double Crossed". www.penguin.co.uk.
- ↑ "Falsely accused of war crimes". www.itv.com.
- ↑ "Iraq war probe 'damaging' says soldier". February 11, 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ "UK army murder claims 'were lies'". December 17, 2014 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ Farmer, Ben (February 2, 2017). "Disgraced Iraq human rights lawyer Phil Shiner struck off over false abuse claims against British troops" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
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