Remembrance Driveway (Australia)

The Remembrance Driveway in Australia is a road and memorial system of arboreal parks, plantations, and road-side rest areas that provide a living memorial in honour of those who served in the Australian Defence Forces in World War II, the Korean War, Malayan Emergency and the Vietnam War, and who continue to serve around the world. The most prominent feature of the driveway are a series of rest areas dedicated in honour of the Australian Victoria Cross recipients from World War II onwards.[1]

Remembrance Driveway

New South Wales
–Australian Capital Territory
Remembrance Driveway (Australia) is located in New South Wales
ne end
ne end
sw end
sw end
Coordinates
  • 33°51′48″S 151°12′36″E (ne end)
  • 35°16′50″S 149°8′57″E (sw end)
General information
TypeRoad
Opened5 February 1954 (1954-02-05)
Major junctions
ne endMacquarie Place
Sydney central business district
sw endTreloar Crescent
Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Highway system
Remembrance Driveway
Australia
The Remembrance Driveway in Canberra, from a view on the steps of the Australian War Memorial.
Used for those deceased
Established5 February 1954 (1954-02-05)
LocationBetween Macquarie Place, Sydney and the Australian War Memorial, Canberra

Route

The northeastern terminus of the Remembrance Driveway is in Macquarie Place, Sydney, and follows the 320-kilometre (200 mi) Hume Highway, Hume Motorway, a small section of the Old Hume Highway, and Federal Highway between Sydney, the state capital of New South Wales, and Canberra, the national capital, where its southwestern terminus is at Remembrance Park, adjacent to the Australian War Memorial.[2]

The Remembrance Driveway was instituted in 1954 when Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh marked the beginning of the Driveway by planting two plane trees in Macquarie Place.[3]

Rest areas

The Victoria Cross rest areas and memorial parks sited along the Driveway honour the 24 Australian World War II and Vietnam War Victoria Cross winners.[2]

Road State/Terr. Location Rest area name Established Coordinates Honouree Notes
Ash Road,
north of Camden Valley Way		 NSW Prestons Sir Roden Cutler VC 2006 33°57′11″S 150°52′25″E Sir Roden Cutler VC, AK, KCMG, KCVO, CBE [4][5]
Hume Motorway Menangle Partridge VC 2003 34°09′25″S 150°44′19″E Frank Partridge VC [6]
Pheasants Nest Kenna VC 2012 34°14′47″S 150°39′30″E Edward Kenna VC [7]
Hume Highway Sutton Forest Gordon VC 2001 34°32′07″S 150°16′53″E Jim Gordon VC [8]
Moss Vale Mackey VC 2001 34°34′44″S 150°15′12″E Jack Mackey VC [9]
Penrose Kingsbury VC 1995 34°37′10″S 150°12′48″E Bruce Kingsbury VC [10]
Marulan Chowne VC 1997 34°44′11″S 149°49′49″E Albert Chowne VC, MM [11]
Derrick VC 1999 34°44′38″S 149°53′13″E Tom Derrick VC, DCM [12]
Yarra French VC 1996 34°47′13″S 149°38′23″E Jack French VC [13]
Kibby VC 1996 34°48′56″S 149°36′15″E Bill Kibby VC [14]
Federal Highway Collector Edmonson VC 1995 34°53′44″S 149°30′38″E John Edmondson VC [15]
Gratwick VC 1996 34°54′42″S 149°26′34″E Percy Gratwick VC [16]
Lake George Gurney VC 1995 34°59′59″S 149°22′57″E Stan Gurney VC [17]
Badcoe VC 1998/99 35°02′07″S 149°22′40″E Peter Badcoe VC [18]
Wheatley VC 1998/99 35°04′02″S 149°22′27″E Kevin Wheatley VC [19]
Anderson VC 1998/99 35°06′03″S 149°22′36″E Charles Anderson VC, MC [20]
Bwyong Middleton VC 1997 35°08′36″S 149°20′02″E Ron Middleton VC [21]
Newton VC 1997 35°08′37″S 149°20′04″E Bill Newton VC [22]
ACT Majura Edwards VC 2000 35°12′41″S 149°11′25″E Sir Hughie Edwards VC, KCMG, CB, DSO, OBE, DFC [23]
Treloar Crescent Campbell, (AWM) Kelliher VC 2002 35°16′45″S 149°09′01″E Richard Kelliher VC [24]
Rattey VC 2002 Reg Rattey VC [25]
Simpson VC 2005 Ray Simpson VC, DCM [26]
Starcevich VC 2005 Tom Starcevich VC [27]

See also

References
  1. Gentleman, Mick (27 February 2014). Remembrance Driveway (Speech). Hansard. Legislative Assembly for the ACT. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  2. "Driveway Map: Sydney to Canberra". Remembrance Driveway Committee Inc. 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  3. "Macquarie Place Including Road and Park Reserve, Obelisk, Canon, Anchor". Office of Environment & Heritage. Government of New South Wales. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  4. The Remembrance Driveway and VC Rest Areas (PDF) (Map). Roads & Maritime Services, Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  5. "Sir Roden Cutler V.C." Themes: People: Military. Monument Australia. 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  6. "Frank Partridge V.C." Themes: People: Military. Monument Australia. 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  7. "Edward Kenna V.C." Themes: People: Military. Monument Australia. 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  8. "James Gordon V.C." Themes: People: Military. Monument Australia. 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  9. "John Mackey V.C." Themes: People: Military. Monument Australia. 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  10. "Bruce Kingsbury V.C." Themes: People: Military. Monument Australia. 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  11. "Albert Chowne V.C." Themes: People: Military. Monument Australia. 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  12. "Thomas Derrick V.C. Rest Area". Themes: People: Military. Monument Australia. 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  13. "John French V.C." Themes: People: Military. Monument Australia. 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  14. "William Kibby V.C." Themes: People: Military. Monument Australia. 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  15. "Corporal John Edmondson V.C." Themes: People: Military. Monument Australia. 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  16. "Percival Gratwick V.C." Themes: People: Military. Monument Australia. 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  17. "Arthur Gurney V.C." Themes: People: Military. Monument Australia. 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  18. "Peter Badcoe V.C." Themes: People: Military. Monument Australia. 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  19. "Kevin Wheatley V.C." Themes: People: Military. Monument Australia. 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  20. "Charles Anderson V.C." Themes: People: Military. Monument Australia. 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  21. "Rawdon Middleton V.C." Themes: People: Military. Monument Australia. 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  22. "William Newton V.C." Themes: People: Military. Monument Australia. 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  23. "Hughie Edwards V.C. Memorial Park". Themes: People: Military. Monument Australia. 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  24. "Richard Kelliher V.C." Themes: People: Military. Monument Australia. 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  25. "Reginald Rattey V.C." Themes: People: Military. Monument Australia. 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  26. "Ray Simpson V.C." Themes: People: Military. Monument Australia. 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  27. "Leslie Starcevich V.C." Themes: People: Military. Monument Australia. 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
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