The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes · Character
Henry Wood
A former soldier, now a twisted and bitter man, who carries a grudge against Colonel Barclay from their service days together.
supporting
Also known as Corporal Henry Wood, Harry Wood, Wood
First appearance: The Crooked Man
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A former soldier, now deformed, who reveals his past with Nancy Devoy and Colonel Barclay, and confesses to being present at Barclay's death.
Henry Wood, once Corporal Wood, is a man whose body has been broken by war and whose spirit has been broken by what he saw. He lives on the margins now, nursing a grievance against the colonel that has had years to mature. When Barclay dies, Wood's name surfaces like a stone in still water, and Holmes must decide whether the crooked man is a killer or a witness to something worse.
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See Henry Wood in The Crooked Man