M*A*S*H boots and dog tags sold at auction for 125,000 dollars

Combat boots and dog tags worn by Alan Alda have been sold at auction (LM Otero/AP)

The combat boots and dog tags which Alan Alda wore while playing the wisecracking surgeon Hawkeye on the TV series M*A*S*H have sold at auction for 125,000 dollars (£97,000).

Alda held on to the items for more than 40 years after the show ended but decided to sell them through Heritage Auctions in Dallas to raise money for his centre dedicated to helping scientists and doctors communicate better.