James Ashworth
(1989-2012)
English soldier and Victoria Cross recipient
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Lance Corporal James Thomas Duane Ashworth (26 May 1989 – 13 June 2012) was a British soldier and posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was killed in Afghanistan on 13 June 2012 as he led his fire team in an attack on an enemy-held compound. The award was gazetted on 22 March 2013, having been confirmed by the British Army earlier in the week. Ashworth is the 14th recipient of the award since the end of the Second World War.
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26 May 1989 Corby, Northamptonshire
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| Died |
13 June 2012 (aged 23) Nahr-e Saraj District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan
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| Zodiac | Gemini |
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