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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-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 / 33.9531°S 150.8737°E / -33.9531; 150.8737
Sir Roden Cutler
VC ,
AK ,
KCMG ,
KCVO ,
CBE
[4]
[5]
Hume Motorway
Menangle
Partridge VC
2003
34°09′25″S 150°44′19″E / 34.1569°S 150.7385°E / -34.1569; 150.7385
Frank Partridge
VC
[6]
Pheasants Nest
Kenna VC
2012
34°14′47″S 150°39′30″E / 34.2464°S 150.6582°E / -34.2464; 150.6582
Edward Kenna
VC
[7]
Hume Highway
Sutton Forest
Gordon VC
2001
34°32′07″S 150°16′53″E / 34.5352°S 150.2814°E / -34.5352; 150.2814
Jim Gordon
VC
[8]
Moss Vale
Mackey VC
2001
34°34′44″S 150°15′12″E / 34.5790°S 150.2534°E / -34.5790; 150.2534
Jack Mackey
VC
[9]
Penrose
Kingsbury VC
1995
34°37′10″S 150°12′48″E / 34.6195°S 150.2133°E / -34.6195; 150.2133
Bruce Kingsbury
VC
[10]
Marulan
Chowne VC
1997
34°44′11″S 149°49′49″E / 34.7365°S 149.8302°E / -34.7365; 149.8302
Albert Chowne
VC ,
MM
[11]
Derrick VC
1999
34°44′38″S 149°53′13″E / 34.7438°S 149.8869°E / -34.7438; 149.8869
Tom Derrick
VC ,
DCM
[12]
Yarra
French VC
1996
34°47′13″S 149°38′23″E / 34.7870°S 149.6397°E / -34.7870; 149.6397
Jack French
VC
[13]
Kibby VC
1996
34°48′56″S 149°36′15″E / 34.8155°S 149.6041°E / -34.8155; 149.6041
Bill Kibby
VC
[14]
Federal Highway
Collector
Edmonson VC
1995
34°53′44″S 149°30′38″E / 34.8955°S 149.5106°E / -34.8955; 149.5106
John Edmondson
VC
[15]
Gratwick VC
1996
34°54′42″S 149°26′34″E / 34.9118°S 149.4428°E / -34.9118; 149.4428
Percy Gratwick
VC
[16]
Lake George
Gurney VC
1995
34°59′59″S 149°22′57″E / 34.9996°S 149.3824°E / -34.9996; 149.3824
Stan Gurney
VC
[17]
Badcoe VC
1998/99
35°02′07″S 149°22′40″E / 35.0352°S 149.3779°E / -35.0352; 149.3779
Peter Badcoe
VC
[18]
Wheatley VC
1998/99
35°04′02″S 149°22′27″E / 35.0671°S 149.3742°E / -35.0671; 149.3742
Kevin Wheatley
VC
[19]
Anderson VC
1998/99
35°06′03″S 149°22′36″E / 35.1008°S 149.3767°E / -35.1008; 149.3767
Charles Anderson
VC ,
MC
[20]
Bwyong
Middleton VC
1997
35°08′36″S 149°20′02″E / 35.1432°S 149.3339°E / -35.1432; 149.3339
Ron Middleton
VC
[21]
Newton VC
1997
35°08′37″S 149°20′04″E / 35.1435°S 149.3344°E / -35.1435; 149.3344
Bill Newton
VC
[22]
ACT
Majura
Edwards VC
2000
35°12′41″S 149°11′25″E / 35.2115°S 149.1903°E / -35.2115; 149.1903
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 / 35.2792°S 149.1503°E / -35.2792; 149.1503
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
External links
Major national monuments (capital cities) On foreign soil Regional monuments Boer War memorials World War I memorials World War II memorials Korean War memorials Campaigns Branch
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