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