Helen Burrey was an army nurse for the Americans, one of the first to volunteer to go over to the western front. In her diaries, Helen writes about her experiences on the trains as a nurse during her time of the war.
A DEAD GERMAN MACHINE GUNNER AT HIS POST NEAR HARGICOURT, FRANCE, 19 SEPTEMBER 1918. LIKE MANY GERMAN MACHINE GUNNERS HE FOUGHT TO THE LAST AGAINST ADVANCING AUSTRALIAN TROOPS. NOTE THE SPENT CARTRIDGES IN THE FOREGROUND.
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