Dad who’s a hero . . . to his son

IRAQ war hero Lance Corporal Brian Wood this week talked about his book — serialised in the Mail — and how the now disgraced human rights lawyer Phil Shiner falsely accused him of abusing locals.

Despite being acquitted of all charges and winning the Military Cross, he said the investigation — nine years after his tour — made him worry he’d brought disgrace on his two sons.

On Thursday, World Book Day, his youngest son, Charlie, nine, went into school wearing combats.

When Brian asked him which book hero he was dressed as, Charlie said: ‘You, Dad.’