 Ashworth is the 14th person to be awarded the Victoria Cross since the end of the Second World War.The Victoria Cross was first awarded for actions in the Crimean War of 1854–56, and is the highest British military award for bravery.On 15 June, Corporal Alex William Guy, aged 37, of 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment commanded a fire support section in the Nad 'Ali district of Helmand province.