Search results Next record Previous record English Māori William James Ashmore Died 2 February 1941 PDF Key details Service number30193 AWMM Also known asBill AWMM Big Bill AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM 5 Infantry Brigade AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam James AWMM SurnameAshmore AWMM Ingoa Also known asBill AWMM Big Bill AWMM Service number30193 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs Jessie W. Ashmore (wife), 9 Salisbury Garden Court, Wadestown, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Married AWMM Married, 1 child AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number30193 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Storeman/Civilian AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private AWMM Headquarters, 5 Infantry Brigade AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Second Echelon AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesAccidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM Of injuries after a motor accident AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPrivate AWMM 5 Infantry Brigade AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › William Ashmore was the son of Mrs A. Bonnett; husband of Jessie Wilson Ashmore and stepfather of Jessie of WellingtonDuring the Second World War, Durban was the embarkation and disembarkation port, first for the East African and Abyssinian campaigns and later for those in the Middle East and Italy. A large military hospital operated at Springfield and hospital ships plied between the port and the theatres of war in the north. Operational flights in protection of incoming and outgoing convoys and general anti-submarine patrols were conducted from the airfield to the south of Durban City. Next of kin details compiled from information in the Casualty lists published in the newspapers. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death2 February 1941 AWMM Durban, Natal AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathAccidental Death AWMM Death notes CemeteryDurban (Stellawood) Cemetery, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa AWMM Block F. Grave 42. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryIn Memorium notice: Evening Post, 2 February 1942In Memorium notice: Evening Post, 2 February 1945 AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember William James Ashmore by laying a poppy. Robert Henry William Ashmore Rupert William George Ashmore William James Ashmore Alan Ashton Albert George Ashton Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William James Ashmore Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksNZEF Casualty. Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 31, 6 February 1941, Page 10 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19410206.2.86&srpos Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2681760 Sources Used DocumentsThe Evening Post AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 2: WW2 10 AWMM The Evening Post AWMM In Memorium notice: Evening Post, 2 February 1942 AWMM The Evening Post AWMM In Memorium notice: Evening Post, 2 February 1945 AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record