Who's where, when?

The coloured blocks on the charts below show which members of the Victory team currently plan to be working in which room at which time. They do not show whether the appointments are available or taken (a feature we hope to bring in later).  Click on the right and left arrows at the top left of each chart to move a week backward or forward in time.

To arrange an appointment, please contact us here, or e-mail Nell or Sarah.

If one of the rooms appears in white on the charts, it means that it has not yet been booked by one of the team. In this situation, it may still be possible for you to see one of the Victory team if they are free – just contact us to ask.

In general, Victory team members are available on the following days:



The Ackroyd Room





The Allen Room





The rooms are named after the first two Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) recipients of the Victoria Cross.  Their citations are given in full below:

CAPT HAROLD ACKROYD VC MC RAMC
18 JULY 1877 - 11 AUGUST 1917

During the Battle of Passchendaele, Capt Ackroyd was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 31 July and 1 August 1917.

“For most conspicuous bravery. During recent operations Capt. Ackroyd displayed the greatest gallantry and devotion to duty. Utterly regardless of danger, he worked continuously for many hours up and down and in front of the line tending the wounded and saving the lives of officers and men. In so doing he had to move across the open under heavy machine-gun, rifle and shell fire. He carried a wounded officer to a place of safety under very heavy fire. On another occasion he went some way in front of our advanced line and brought in a wounded man under continuous sniping and machine-gun fire. His heroism was the means of saving many lives, and provided a magnificent example of courage, cheerfulness, and determination to the fighting men in whose midst he was carrying out his splendid work. This gallant officer has since been killed in action.”

London Gazette: no 30272. 4 September 1917.

 

MAJOR WILLIAM BARNSLEY ALLEN VC DSO MC & BAR RAMC
18 JUNE 1892 - 27 AUGUST 1933

Capt (later Maj) Allen was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions near Mesnil in France on 3 September 1916.

“For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty.

When gun detachments were unloading H.E. ammunition from wagons which had just come up, the enemy suddenly began to shell the battery position. The first shell fell on one of the limbers, exploded the ammunition and caused several casualties.

Captain Allen saw the occurrence and at once, with utter disregard of danger, ran straight across the open, under heavy shell fire, commenced dressing the wounded, and undoubtedly by his promptness saved many of them from bleeding to death.

He himself was hit four times during the first hour by pieces of shells, one of which fractured two of his ribs, but he never even mentioned this at the time, and coolly went on with his work till the last man was dressed and safely removed.

He then went over to another battery and tended a wounded officer. It was only when this was done that he returned to his own dug-out and reported his own injury.”

London Gazette: issue 29802, 24th October 1916.