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James Ashworth

English soldier and Victoria Cross recipient (1989-2012)

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Lived 1989–2012, aged 23United Kingdom
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  • Era
    1989–2012
    Aged 23
  • Awards
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Updated 2026-06-26

Lance Corporal James Thomas Duane Ashworth 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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