'This NCO has served in the Trench Mortars for the past fifteen months, with only one short break in hospital, when he was recovering from wounds received in a premature explosion at the 6 inch Trench Mortar School. On December 3rd, 1917, during the barrage for the attack on Polderhoek Chateau, this NCO's mortar was subjected to severe machine-gun and artillery fire, and early in the shoot he was hit in the hand by a bullet, but still continued to serve his mortar, and loaded 218 bombs (the total weight of these is 5 tons) and carried on until ordered to cease fire. Bombardier Lemon has participated in the majority of the shoots conducted by this battery, and by his coolness has always been a splendid example to the men in his detachment when under heavy fire.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 17 June 1918