Remembrance Driveway (Australia)

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Remembrance Driveway

Australian Capital Territory
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General information
Type Road
Opened5 February 1954 (1954-02-05)
Major junctions
ne end Macquarie Place
Sydney central business district
sw endTreloar Crescent
Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Highway system
Remembrance Driveway
Australia
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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

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]

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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]

RoadState/Terr.LocationRest area nameEstablishedCoordinatesHonoureeNotes
Ash Road,
north of Camden Valley Way
NSW Prestons Sir Roden Cutler VC 2006 33°57′11″S150°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 VC2003 34°09′25″S150°44′19″E / 34.1569°S 150.7385°E / -34.1569; 150.7385 Frank Partridge VC [6]
Pheasants Nest Kenna VC2012 34°14′47″S150°39′30″E / 34.2464°S 150.6582°E / -34.2464; 150.6582 Edward Kenna VC [7]
Hume Highway Sutton Forest Gordon VC2001 34°32′07″S150°16′53″E / 34.5352°S 150.2814°E / -34.5352; 150.2814 Jim Gordon VC [8]
Moss Vale Mackey VC2001 34°34′44″S150°15′12″E / 34.5790°S 150.2534°E / -34.5790; 150.2534 Jack Mackey VC [9]
Penrose Kingsbury VC1995 34°37′10″S150°12′48″E / 34.6195°S 150.2133°E / -34.6195; 150.2133 Bruce Kingsbury VC [10]
Marulan Chowne VC1997 34°44′11″S149°49′49″E / 34.7365°S 149.8302°E / -34.7365; 149.8302 Albert Chowne VC , MM [11]
Derrick VC1999 34°44′38″S149°53′13″E / 34.7438°S 149.8869°E / -34.7438; 149.8869 Tom Derrick VC , DCM [12]
YarraFrench VC1996 34°47′13″S149°38′23″E / 34.7870°S 149.6397°E / -34.7870; 149.6397 Jack French VC [13]
Kibby VC1996 34°48′56″S149°36′15″E / 34.8155°S 149.6041°E / -34.8155; 149.6041 Bill Kibby VC [14]
Federal Highway Collector Edmonson VC1995 34°53′44″S149°30′38″E / 34.8955°S 149.5106°E / -34.8955; 149.5106 John Edmondson VC [15]
Gratwick VC1996 34°54′42″S149°26′34″E / 34.9118°S 149.4428°E / -34.9118; 149.4428 Percy Gratwick VC [16]
Lake George Gurney VC1995 34°59′59″S149°22′57″E / 34.9996°S 149.3824°E / -34.9996; 149.3824 Stan Gurney VC [17]
Badcoe VC1998/99 35°02′07″S149°22′40″E / 35.0352°S 149.3779°E / -35.0352; 149.3779 Peter Badcoe VC [18]
Wheatley VC1998/99 35°04′02″S149°22′27″E / 35.0671°S 149.3742°E / -35.0671; 149.3742 Kevin Wheatley VC [19]
Anderson VC1998/99 35°06′03″S149°22′36″E / 35.1008°S 149.3767°E / -35.1008; 149.3767 Charles Anderson VC , MC [20]
BwyongMiddleton VC1997 35°08′36″S149°20′02″E / 35.1432°S 149.3339°E / -35.1432; 149.3339 Ron Middleton VC [21]
Newton VC1997 35°08′37″S149°20′04″E / 35.1435°S 149.3344°E / -35.1435; 149.3344 Bill Newton VC [22]
ACT Majura Edwards VC2000 35°12′41″S149°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 VC2002 35°16′45″S149°09′01″E / 35.2792°S 149.1503°E / -35.2792; 149.1503 Richard Kelliher VC [24]
Rattey VC2002 Reg Rattey VC [25]
Simpson VC2005 Ray Simpson VC , DCM [26]
Starcevich VC2005 Tom Starcevich VC [27]

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