Talk:James Ashworth

First paragraph
The first paragraph states the Victoria Cross is ‘the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces’. This statement was true until the end of the Second World War but most Commonwealth countries apart from some smaller Commonwealth countries now have their own honours and no longer recommend British honours. Furthermore, the description ‘the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy’ conflates the rank of the award with award eligibility which can be confusing. Perhaps the first line should now be ‘James Thomas Duane Ashworth, VC (26 May 1989 – 13 June 2012) was a British soldier and posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest British award. It is awarded for gallantry in the face of the enemy.’ That the last Victoria Cross awards for Commonwealth countries were for the Second World War, other than Australia which were for Vietnam, does not have to be explained in a biography of a recent recipient.

The last sentence of first paragraph does not reflect how news is released. Perhaps ‘News of the award was released by the British Army four days before it was officially promulgated in the London Gazette on 22 March 2013.’ Anthony Staunton (talk) 14:55, 28 August 2021 (UTC)