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The Victory Services Club (VSC) is a private members club, and registered charity, in London for retired and serving members of the Armed Forces. Membership is open to all ranks of the armed forces across the tri-services, differing from other military clubs in London which restrict membership either to the Officer Corps, Other Ranks or to members of a particular corps, branch, regiment or service.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Who We Are )〕 Located near Marble Arch the Club also provides dining services and conference facilities to members. The Club also includes a trading arm for corporate events which include eight event spaces which can hold from 2 to 300 guests. == History == The Club was founded in 1907 providing services to retired members of the Armed forces and broadened membership qualification to include currently serving members, and civilian family, in 1970.〔 Original premises were in Holborn with the Club very quickly moving to alternative accommodation, again in Holborn. In 1948 the Club moved to still larger premises at the current location, the building having been used by American Forces during the Second World war. The accommodation was extended with construction starting in 1954 on an adjacent site, with the Memorial Wing being opened by former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill in 1957. Initially known as the Veterans' Club when opened by Major Arthur Haggard, brother of the author H. Rider Haggard, the Club was renamed in 1936 in memory of Field Marshal Viscount Edmund Allenby who had been President since 1936. With membership still limited to retired servicemen the Club later renamed as the Victory Ex-Services Club, subsequently in 1970 assuming the present name when membership was opened to serving personnel and families. As a charity the Club works with other service charities and the Armed Forces Welfare Agencies to provide support for wounded personnel and carers on respite opportunities in London. Its patrons have included General Eisenhower, Field-Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis and Field-Marshal The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh has been the Patron-in-Chief since 1954. The Club has approximately 48,000 members and has the largest membership of any military club in the UK. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Victory Services Club」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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