Remembrance Driveway (Australia)

Remembrance Driveway

New South Wales

–Australian Capital Territory

ne end

sw end

Coordinates|

* 33°51′48″S 151°12′36″E﻿ / ﻿33.86333°S 151.21000°E﻿ / -33.86333; 151.21000 (ne end)
* 35°16′50″S 149°8′57″E﻿ / ﻿35.28056°S 149.14917°E﻿ / -35.28056; 149.14917 (sw end)

General information
Type| Road
Opened| 5 February 1954 (1954-02-05)
Major junctions
ne end| Macquarie Place
Sydney central business district
sw end| Treloar Crescent
Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Highway system

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Remembrance Driveway

Australia

The Remembrance Driveway in Canberra, from a view on the steps of the Australian War Memorial.

Used for those deceased
Established| 5 February 1954 (1954-02-05)
Location| Between Macquarie Place, Sydney and the Australian War Memorial, Canberra

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

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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

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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

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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]
Bywong | 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

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* Australian Roads portal
* New South Wales portal
* Australia portal
* Military of Australia portal

* Military history of Australia

## References

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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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* Media related to Remembrance Driveway (Australia) at Wikimedia Commons
* Remembrance Driveway web site with maps
* VC Citations
* Interactive rest areas (Map). Roads & Maritime Services, Government of New South Wales. 2017.

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