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Topical Budget 179-1: Consecrated to the Service of Mercy (1915)
 

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"CONSECRATED TO THE SERVICE OF MERCY. Two Motor Ambulances costing £1,300, the gift of parishioners of St. Pauls, Knightsbridge, being consecrated by the Rev T. L. Boyd." (Flash title). Long shot of a procession of clergymen leaving a building. The leader swings incense, those behind carry candles on tall holders, a cross and a staff. The men leading separate from the choirboys who follow. Long shot from behind a crowd, of the clergy and choirboys singing, hymn books held up. Pan right to reveal the ambulance that is parked facing them. The ambulance has a canopy roof and a red cross on its side, beneath which are the words 'Presented by St. Pauls Knightsbridge".