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Ashmore entered the Royal Artillery in 1891 and served in South Africa before attending the Staff College.
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was severely wounded at Sanna's Post during the relief of Kimberley on 31 March 1900.
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In 1904, Ashmore served as adjutant for the Royal Horse Artillery and attended Staff College, Camberley in January 1906.
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Edward Ashmore was promoted to major in April 1909 and was returned to the establishment of the Royal Artillery.
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In September of 1913, Ashmore was appointed Assistant Military Secretary to the Inspector-General of the Overseas Forces and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Mediterranean Command.
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The immediate trigger for war was the 28 June 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary.
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First World War or the Great War was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918.
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• On August 25 Japan declares war on Austria-Hungary. Japan would enter the war if it could take Germany's Pacific territories.
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On August 3 Germany declares war on France. Belgium denies permission for German forces to pass through to the French border.
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On August 6 Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia.
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. On 7 August 1914, the British government officially asked Japan for assistance in destroying the raiders from the Imperial German Navy in and around Chinese waters.
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August 11 France declares war on Austria-Hungary.
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Japan sent Germany an ultimatum on 14 August 1914, which went unanswered, Japan then formally declared war on Germany on 23 August 1914.
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On 4 November 1918, the Austro-Hungarian empire agreed to an armistice, and Germany, which had its own trouble with revolutionaries, agreed to an armistice on 11 November 1918, ending the war in victory for the Allies.
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On August 4 the United Kingdom declares war on Germany.
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On August 4 the United Kingdom declares war on Germany.
