Remembrance Driveway (Australia)

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Remembrance Driveway

File:Remembrance Driveway Marker.gif
Route information
Existed5 February 1954 (1954-02-05)–present
Major junctions
ne endMacquarie Place
Sydney central business district
sw endTreloar Crescent
Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Location
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
Highway system
Highways in New South Wales

Template:Infobox military memorial

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]

Route

The northeastern terminus of the Remembrance Driveway is in Macquarie Place, Sydney, and follows the 320-kilometer (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 Sir Roden Cutler Template:Post-nominals [4][5]
Hume Motorway Menangle Partridge VC 2003 Frank Partridge Template:Post-nominals [6]
Pheasants Nest Kenna VC 2012 Edward Kenna Template:Post-nominals [7]
Hume Highway Sutton Forest Gordon VC 2001 Jim Gordon Template:Post-nominals [8]
Moss Vale Mackey VC 2001 Jack Mackey Template:Post-nominals [9]
Penrose Kingsbury VC 1995 Bruce Kingsbury Template:Post-nominals [10]
Marulan Chowne VC 1997 Albert Chowne Template:Post-nominals [11]
Derrick VC 1999 Tom Derrick Template:Post-nominals [12]
Yarra French VC 1996 Jack French Template:Post-nominals [13]
Kibby VC 1996 Bill Kibby Template:Post-nominals [14]
Federal Highway Collector Edmonson VC 1995 John Edmondson Template:Post-nominals [15]
Gratwick VC 1996 Percy Gratwick Template:Post-nominals [16]
Lake George Gurney VC 1995 Stan Gurney Template:Post-nominals [17]
Badcoe VC 1998/99 Peter Badcoe Template:Post-nominals [18]
Wheatley VC 1998/99 Kevin Wheatley Template:Post-nominals [19]
Anderson VC 1998/99 Charles Anderson Template:Post-nominals [20]
Bywong Middleton VC 1997 Ron Middleton Template:Post-nominals [21]
Newton VC 1997 Bill Newton Template:Post-nominals [22]
ACT Majura Edwards VC 2000 Sir Hughie Edwards Template:Post-nominals [23]
Treloar Crescent Campbell, (AWM) Kelliher VC 2002 rowspan=4 Richard Kelliher Template:Post-nominals [24]
Rattey VC 2002 Reg Rattey Template:Post-nominals [25]
Simpson VC 2005 Ray Simpson Template:Post-nominals [26]
Starcevich VC 2005 Tom Starcevich Template:Post-nominals [27]

See also

References

  1. ^ Gentleman, Mick (27 February 2014). Remembrance Driveway (Speech). Hansard. Legislative Assembly for the ACT. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b "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.

External links

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