Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of W. A. and Mary Mee. The War Diary entries for the period 26th to the 30th September 1918 record. MOEUVRES. Battalion marched to position near QUEANT and moved forward to assembly position near MOEUVRES. 27th September 1918 Battn. commenced operations at 5.20 a.m. and crossed CANAL DU NORD capturing their objective in the HINDENBURG SUPPORT LINE from K 4.d.5.8. to SUNKEN ROAD at Z.28.d.8.3. 28th September 1918 – CANTAING-SUR-ESCAUT. Battn. still in position in the HINDENBURG SUPPORT LINE and moved forward to position near CANTAING L 2.a. 2nd Lt. T. J. WALLER killed. (Captain O. E. HOBSON, Captain J. K. BATTEN, Lt. E. ELLIS, Lt. W. B. STEINSON, 2nd Lt. H. A. GARTON-SPRENGER, 2nd Lt. W. JOHNSON, and 2nd Lt. H. MOCKFORD wounded. 12 Other Ranks killed. 61 Other Ranks wounded. Date of casualties September27th 1918). 29th September 1918 Battn moved forward to position in front of CANTAING. Lt. S. NORRISH M.C. and 2nd Lt. H. F. SNELLING granted leave to England. 30th September 1918 - South of CAMBRAI. Battn. moved forward to attack high ground south of CAMBRAI about A 26 and 27 [Map Sheet 51.b.]
"On the 26th September the Battalion moved to Quant, and thence to an assembly position near Moeuvres, having a difficult march in the darkness and rain. Operations began at 5.5am on the 27th. Within fifteen minutes of zero all telephone wires were cut and visual communications were much obscured by smoke but the Battalion came in for some stiff fighting on the banks of the Canal du Nord and captured a number of prisoners and six field guns before reaching the first objective in the Hindenburg support line. On the 28th little progress was made but the Battalion reached a position in front of Cantain. On the 29th, at 6.30am, the advance of the 190th Brigade began but was held up after going a short distance, by heavy machine gun fire, until 10.40am when orders were received for the advance to be renewed at 7pm. This new attack also failed and the troops remained in the same position during the night, the 4th Battalion holding a strong point south of Faubourg de Paris, which it consolidated and held until October 1, when it was relieved and went into Divisional Reserve.
The casualties from September 27 to 30 were; Killed 4 Officers and 5 Other Ranks; Wounded 6 Officers and 138 Other Ranks; Missing 20 Other Ranks."