The mother of a British soldier, posthumously awarded a Victoria Cross for his actions in Afghanistan, has spoken of her pride for her son.

Lance Corporal James Ashworth, from the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, died under enemy fire as he tried to eliminate an insurgent position in Afghanistan on 13 June 2012.

Lance Corporal Ashworth’s mother, Kerry Ashworth, was accompanied by his father, Duane, and his younger brother, 22-year-old serving soldier Corporal Coran Ashworth, to receive Lance Corporal Ashworth’s Victoria Cross (VC) from Her Majesty The Queen at the private ceremony in Buckingham Palace.

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