Cutler, with his small party of volunteers, again cressed forward and eventually with one other man established a ost right inside the town itself. From here he was able to direct vital artillery fire accurately on to the rond, Knowing that would be cut off, as eventually he was, he remained there and later rejoined his unit.
Four nights later he took a 25- pounder gun up to a forward position to silence ^n anti-tank gun, and next, morning Merdj Ayoum was re-captüred.
At Damur on July 6 he was severely wounded in taking a line up to his outpost. and a lapse of 26 hours before he could receive attention led io the necessity of amputating his leg.—Reuter.
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