Show arthur cummings bravery Br Itra aery very when the attack was made on sidon during the war with syria it became necessary for the british troops to advance across a long unprotected bridge in the face of a battery of six guns which completely commanded the approach the men were unwilling to expose themselves to certain death w when hen arthur cumming carefully dressed in full uniform stepped forward to the middle of the bridge it was immediately swept by the fire of t the e battery when the smoke had bad rolled away there stood cumming intact carefully brushing the dust from bla boots after which he be stood erect fixed a single glass in his eye and looked back at the men this was too much and they captured that bridge and battery with a whoop argonaut |