Identity
Title
Forenames
William James AWMM
Surname
Ashmore AWMM
Ingoa
Also known as
Service number
30193 AWMM
Gender
Iwi
Hapū
Waka
Rohe
Religion
Civilian life
Birth
Date of birth
Place of birth
Birth notes
Address before enlistment
Post war occupation
Next of kin on embarkation
Mrs Jessie W. Ashmore (wife), 9 Salisbury Garden Court, Wadestown, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
Relationship status
Unknown
AWMM Married AWMM Married, 1 child
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Service
Capture details
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Liberation date
Liberation Repatriation
POW liberation details
POW serial number
Biographical information
William Ashmore was the son of Mrs A. Bonnett; husband of Jessie Wilson Ashmore and stepfather of Jessie of Wellington
During 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
Death
Death
Date of death
Age at death
Place of death
Cause of death
Death notes
Cemetery
Durban (Stellawood) Cemetery, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa AWMM Block F. Grave 42. AWMM
Cemetery name
Grave reference
Obituary
In Memorium notice: Evening Post, 2 February 1942
In Memorium notice: Evening Post, 2 February 1945 AWMM
Memorial name
Memorial reference
Roll of Honour
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Sources
External links
Documents
- The 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
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