Lusitania Memorial; Ambulances AKA Gift Of Ambulance (1914 1918)
Lusitania memorial. Liverpool, Merseyside. World War One; home front. Gift of ambulances Lusitania memorial; given by children ( ) Ceremony taking place outside Cunard shipping line offices: pan along rows of little girls in sailor suits; with some adults behind them; and tall wood frame building in background; Red Cross emblem on either side of steps; continue to pan on kids; little boys also in sailor suits. Shot of centre of crowd again; with steps to platform. Same; with priest, vicar reading something; men take their hats off and the priest says a prayer; blesses the donations; etc. CU some of the small boys; all reciting something in unison from papers they holdcute. CU front view of ambulance. CU more boys in sailor suits; one holding flag; and the rest with rifles (and these kids are 12 years old tops) standing in front of the ambulance. Youth organisations. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATI
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