# Henry Wood — The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes character guide

> Henry Wood in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Corporal Henry Wood, Harry Wood, Wood

**First appearance:** 0007-the-crooked-man

## Snapshot

A former soldier, now a twisted and bitter man, who carries a grudge against Colonel Barclay from their service days together.

## Who they are

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.

## In the story

### [The Crooked Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/chapters/the-crooked-man)

A former soldier, now deformed, who reveals his past with Nancy Devoy and Colonel Barclay, and confesses to being present at Barclay's death.

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