Falklands teen hero's medals fetch £65k

MEDALS awarded to a teenage soldier who fought in a key Falklands War battle have sold at auction for £65,000.

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Baz Grayling was just 19 when the Battle of Goose Green took place. The corporal helped take a machine gun post but his best friend, Private Gaz Bingley, was killed in the nighttime assault.

Cpl Grayling said he owed his life to his water bottle, which deflected a bullet. He was awarded the Military Medal for gallantry. The soldier, who grew up in Felixstowe, Suffolk, served with the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment (2 Para).