Caption: "Pvt. A. A. Purst of the Signal Corps is photographed by Capt. L. H. Platt on August 27, 1916, at Cholera, France. Pvt. Purst is accompanied by soldiers from Co's H&F of the 78th Division, 3rd Battalion, who can be seen wearing gas masks. This photograph was passed by the censor and issued under notes 17670."


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