Rare group of 12 medals awarded to WWII hero who saved thousands of British lives while defending 'A Bridge Too Far' sells for £100K

Brigadier Sir Mark 'Honker' Henniker of the Royal Engineers was one of the founders of the 1st Airborne Division who were most famously known for Operation Market Garden in WWII.

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