Where is Brian Wood now? Clara Gaspar Updated: 15:53 ET, May 12 2021 FORMER Colour Sergeant Brian Wood has been through more than his fair share of ordeals - on and off the battlefield. After being honoured for his service in 2004, Brian went through hell when he was falsely accused of committing war crimes. His story is being retold in new BBC drama Danny Boy. 3 Who is Brian Wood? Brian Wood is a soldier falsely accused of murder after risking his life in Iraq. At the age of 23, he served in one of the fiercest battles of the Iraq war, the Battle of Danny Boy in 2004.