Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Mr and Mrs Robert Lee. The War Diary for today records. Final preparations for the assault. Collections of bombs and small arms ammunition etc. ZERO hour was 7.10pm at which time rain descended very heavily. Under heavy barrage the attacking waves advanced over the hill in splendid order and gained their objectives with practically no opposition. A few enemy were seen running away from ADJUNCT and ADJACENT trenches. A Coy under Captain C. F. WRIGHT and C Coy under Captain F. J. NAGEL were the assaulting companies. B Coy under 2nd Lt R. PROVIS carried stores for the Coy’s. D Coy under 2nd Lt A. B. PICK was in support. The trenches were found to be almost destroyed so posts were organised and the Coy’s dug themselves in for protection against shell fire which continued day and night. Communication to Battn HQ was very difficult and information scarce and quite impossible during daylight.