[5] During the war to expel the Hyksos from Egypt, in the reign of Seqenenre Tao, his father enlisted in the navy.

Ahmose also participated in the three-year siege of Sharuhen in southern Canaan for which he was rewarded.

During the reign of Thutmose I, Ahmose participated in a naval campaign against Nubian tribes in the Nile valley and was appointed admiral.

Ebana was the name of Ahmose's mother, who was most likely a woman of importance on Egyptian society;[8][5] his father's name was Baba.

Paheri, the grandson of Ahmose and a scribe and priest of the goddess Nekhbet and tutor to the prince Wadjmose, supervised the building of his grandfather's tomb.