Honouring the dedication and lives
of our lost Truck Drivers
The following drivers are commemorated on the Victorian Truck Drivers Memorial Wall.
Harold William Gangelhoff
September 27, 1933 - April 7, 1962
Peter Herbert Burgess
"Pete"
June 21, 1944 - May 7, 1966
Rodney Charles Hunt
"Rod"
June 14, 1948 - April 24, 1970
Fred Archer
January 23, 1929 - July 6, 1971
Ronald William Andrew
"Bill"
May 8, 1941 - July 6, 1971
Neville Knight
July 4, 1942 - May 19, 1973
David John Parson
December 31, 1949 - December 17, 1973
Ronald Dunn
"Red"
February 25, 1919 - October 5, 1974
Alexander Dacre
"Alec"
November 11, 1933 - May 17, 1976
Ian Geoffrey William Giles
"Little Egg"
March 20, 1943 - October 27, 1977
Trevor Reginald Giles
"Piano Man"
December 31, 1946 - October 27, 1977
Richard Maxwell Kidd
"May"
September 22, 1949 - November 11, 1978
Malcolm Campbell
"Moona"
May 19, 1961 - September 29, 1978
Richard William Harrison
"Dick"
July 28, 1919 - March 26, 1978
Graeme Price
"Lofty"
July 7, 1955 - August 13, 1979
Peter Magee
October 21, 1954 - January 17, 1979
Dennis Sartori
January 24, 1950 - April 17, 1980
Graeme Taylor
"Boofa"
June 5, 1942 - January 21, 1981
Lyndsay William Gray
"Grizzly Bear"
December 30, 1946 - October 4, 1981
Joseph Kennedy Palmer
"Joe"
September 24, 1929 - May 21, 1982
Joseph Neville Dillon
"Joe"
September 22, 1928 - August 21, 1982
William Smyth
"Billy or 2 Foot"
May 5, 1947 - September 7, 1982
Alan Inness
"Charlie"
December 31, 1939 - September 12, 1983
Kenny Way
"Cannonball"
August 30, 1947 - October 1, 1984
Lionel Roy Johnson
February 2, 1943 - February 14, 1985
Anthony John Mahoney
"The Boss"
February 18, 1953 - December 14, 1985
Leslie Shaw
"Les"
September 3, 1924 - October 8, 1985
Neville Cavill
"Nev"
November 14, 1957 - February 19, 1986
John Dempster
May 19, 1941 - August 16, 1987
Keith Batt
July 11, 1962 - May 10, 1987
John Rowe
"Hoppy"
February 14, 1939 - July 21, 1990
Albert Marchetti
"Bert"
February 8, 1932 - July 20, 1991
Gary Cullinan
"Gazza"
February 11, 1956 - November 19, 1994
Gerard Paul Dargan
"Dargs"
July 19, 1968 - December 11, 1994
Bill Answer
November 9, 1938 - December 12, 1994
Reginald George Wight
"96"
April 15, 1930 - May 13, 1995
Ian James McKenzie
November 1, 1935 - April 5, 1996
Ronald Moncrieff
"Revhead"
February 17, 1940 - October 9, 1996
Mervan Minotti
"Merv"
October 27, 1945 - May 28, 1997
Walter James Anderson
"Wally"
January 8, 1921 - July 27, 1997
John Martin
"Big John"
July 31, 1952 - February 23, 1997
Graham Mitchell
"Sherlock"
November 18, 1941 - October 1, 1998
Lionel Peter McMaster
March 16, 1949 - July 29, 1998
Craig Carrolan
July 1, 1965 - May 4, 1998
Simon Watson
"Sam"
December 13, 1971 - April 26, 1999
Matthew Steuart
July 1, 1986 - September 29, 2000
Stuart Espie
June 16, 1967 - December 27, 2000
Maxwell Lee Glover
March 28, 1963 - April 28, 2000
David Gregory Manczal
"Dave"
January 8, 1961 - October 17, 2001
Paul Hamilton
"Hammo"
December 22, 1957 - August 7, 2001
Rien James Antonello
"Blue"
August 30, 1984 - September 30, 2002
Terrence Armstrong
"Strongy"
January 31, 1951 - September 13, 2002
Peter Bourke
"Little Peter"
December 30, 1942 - November 2, 2003
Richard Rowarth
"Dick"
April 29, 1921 - August 8, 2003
John Bellinger
"JB"
September 10, 1941 - April 8, 2003
Stephen Gregson
"Grego"
May 15, 1973 - February 13, 2004
Elvie Elaine Hind
April 28, 1938 - May 23, 2004
Neville McVean
"Nev"
March 18, 1973 - August 22, 2004
Robert Rich
October 10, 1959 - June 10, 2004
Andrew Ball
July 20, 1968 - December 3, 2004
Herbert Jolly
"Bert"
July 2, 1943 - May 10, 2004
Keith William Poynton
"Bones"
December 12, 1943 - July 24, 2006
Venn Alfred Kyle Moore
"Wally the Wombat"
April 25, 1951 - November 15, 2006
Daryl Freeman
April 1, 1964 - September 8, 2006
Brian Maxwell Baker
"Bakes"
June 7, 1961 - April 19, 2006
Kevin Edward Gerrish
"Kev or Pygmy"
May 29, 1932 - September 28, 2006
Paul Roderick Estcourt
October 16, 1972 - July 26, 2006
Dallan Anderson
"Dal"
March 17, 1975 - January 9, 2006
Geoff Rodwell
December 31, 1965 - January 14, 2007
Gary Williams
May 4, 1944 - July 28, 2007
Geraldine Hoare
"Granny"
September 13, 1932 - June 22, 2007
Graeme Deakin
"Drive"
June 19, 1936 - October 4, 2007
John Hodge
"Tail Lights"
August 19, 1940 - July 29, 2007
Alan John Batt
"Bags"
November 1, 1964 - October 26, 2007
Dennis Price
November 30, 1951 - August 11, 2008
David Parker
July 7, 1977 - April 24, 2008
Douglas James Anderson
"Doug"
January 20, 1948 - November 10, 2008
Shane Edward Melton
February 4, 1962 - December 5, 2009
Richard Knox
"Knoxy"
February 20, 1969 - September 9, 2009
Brendan Goodrope
"4.30"
March 13, 1959 - July 22, 2009
Maxwell Robertson
"Speedy"
April 8, 1943 - June 24, 2009
Clinton George Hill
August 23, 1942 - May 20, 2009
Douglas Joseph Cole
"Dougie"
May 6, 1968 - June 5, 2009
Trevor Ernest Hind
"Curly"
April 22, 1938 - May 26, 2009
Gavan Farrelly
"Gav"
March 7, 1968 - November 30, 2010
Basil Gordon Gee
"Big Baz"
February 16, 1941 - October 29, 2010
Eric Brudenell
March 2, 1925 - November 22, 2010
Andrew L. Foord
"Andy"
October 19, 1968 - August 8, 2011
John Mills Kibble
"Jack"
January 21, 1927 - December 29, 2011
Gary John Bollington
"Bollo"
June 19, 1952 - September 24, 2011
William (Bill) Mason
"Cannonball"
July 22, 1938 - April 9, 2011
Gordon Wayne Stafford
"Lord Gordie"
February 19, 1944 - October 28, 2011
Barry Rogers
"Bazz"
April 12, 1955 - July 31, 2011
Russell Groves
"Grovsy"
November 17, 1954 - August 23, 2011
Shane Sheridan
August 5, 1961 - April 10, 2011
Grant Maxwell Rayner
"Bundy"
February 6, 1962 - September 4, 2011
Barry English
"Moose"
December 28, 1956 - November 5, 2011
William Van Luenen
"Big Will"
November 29, 1956 - February 15, 2011
Darren Van Schaik
"Boots"
June 29, 1965 - October 27, 2011
Kurt Thomas Murdoch
June 29, 1992 - May 23, 2012
Christopher Sims
"Chris"
June 27, 1957 - May 24, 2012
Wayne Gibbons
"Franky"
October 27, 1954 - November 12, 2012
Brett Neil Mackinnon
March 4, 1968 - February 1, 2012
Rowan Raymond Todd
April 4, 1982 - March 20, 2012
James Bonds
February 9, 1932 - February 4, 2012
Pita Norman
"Pig"
September 4, 1957 - May 6, 2012
Lawrence Paul Batt
"Laurie"
June 6, 1975 - October 26, 2012
Robert Ashton Wettenhall
"Herb"
March 19, 1935 - November 30, 2012
Douglas Weston John Hilder
"Dougie"
March 18, 1942 - November 25, 2012
Robert Eric Burgess
"Bob"
January 25, 1969 - May 13, 2012
Darryl Thomas
"Dash"
May 19, 1968 - January 14, 2013
Phillip Filliponi
May 25, 1948 - September 15, 2013
Andrew McLeod
"Merve"
June 6, 1955 - March 6, 2013
Robert Dixon
"Robbie"
May 7, 1966 - November 7, 2013
Chad Lynch
August 17, 1977 - October 17, 2013
Stephen-John Keast
April 16, 1960 - March 20, 2013
Leigh Ronald Gray
December 2, 1971 - March 27, 2013
William Phillip Brown
"Bufflo"
December 8, 1940 - September 23, 2013
Keith John Luff
"Luffy"
August 30, 1947 - May 2, 2014
Lenny Stewart
"Abbo"
May 20, 1952 - September 5, 2014
Nunzio Lanteri
November 20, 1947 - June 27, 2014
Leonard White
"Lenny"
July 12, 1937 - June 22, 2014
Steve Miller
"Captain"
January 12, 1954 - July 10, 2014
Wilfred Allan Haywood
"Wilf"
November 4, 1933 - March 10, 2014
Trevor Cook
"Cookie"
August 19, 1951 - October 25, 2014
Norman John Watson
"Sloppy"
September 25, 1947 - February 1, 2015
Gary Gall
"Knackers"
March 21, 1960 - February 5, 2015
Edward Monssen
"Ed"
September 29, 1982 - January 25, 2015
John Harrison
"The Politician"
March 3, 1945 - August 15, 2015
Robert Kelly
"Ned"
July 18, 1960 - July 8, 2015
Allan Maxwell Darley
"Max"
June 25, 1940 - August 18, 2015
Alan Cowley
"Bundy"
October 17, 1954 - January 22, 2015
Steven John Hollibone
"Steve"
July 23, 1963 - February 10, 2015
Jim Threlfall
"Trelly"
June 13, 1958 - September 10, 2015
Leon David Unmack
July 1, 1982 - June 29, 2015
Robert Cullinan
"Narby"
January 10, 1955 - July 8, 2016
Wayne Martin
"Marto"
May 17, 1988 - March 24, 2016
Max James Hunter
August 4, 1942 - May 29, 2016
Gayle Little
"Gee"
May 13, 1972 - March 5, 2016
Shannon Lee Wallace
"Shambles"
October 21, 1968 - March 5, 2016
Alan George Watkins
"Herbie"
April 9, 1952 - January 23, 2016
Elizabeth Ann Morgan
"Betty"
July 16, 1940 - March 14, 2016
Darren Peters
"Dazza"
April 18, 1964 - August 20, 2017
Michael Francis Rice
"Dundee"
October 26, 1963 - October 21, 2017
Joseph Watson
"Choppa"
April 27, 1952 - May 20, 2017
Graham Harrison
"Billy Harro"
June 18, 1957 - February 25, 2017
James Watt
November 6, 1977 - September 11, 2017
Gerald Owen Curtin
"Mick"
December 2, 1934 - March 22, 2017
Brian Buckley
"Buck"
September 14, 1956 - April 29, 2017
Garry Michael Dillon
October 9, 1957 - November 3, 2018
Nathan Mills
"Ted"
November 24, 1982 - February 14, 2018
David Hall
November 14, 1956 - January 27, 2018
Philip Shaw
"Phil"
May 31, 1957 - March 19, 2018
Edward Cresswell
"Eddie"
April 30, 1936 - March 21, 2018
Mervyn Shaw
"Merv"
June 27, 1948 - January 10, 2018
Ross Mayne
"Rosco"
December 4, 1952 - December 22, 2019
Michael Kerr
"Mick"
December 17, 1955 - March 16, 2019
John Maxwell Pollard
"Chick"
July 3, 1941 - September 28, 2019
William Robert Cleeland
"Bill"
September 2, 1940 - August 18, 2019
James Cullinan
"Jim"
April 8, 1933 - March 10, 2019
Steve Stewart
"Biggles"
September 8, 1963 - January 24, 2019
Brian Lee Kipping
"Dude"
July 28, 1964 - June 23, 2019
Roger Marchetti
"Slasha"
November 18, 1961 - February 17, 2019
Shayne Mangelsdorf
"Mango"
October 26, 1973 - April 23, 2019
Alan James Edwards
"Bones"
February 17, 1962 - September 4, 2019
Corey McCluskey
"Tree"
August 12, 1977 - April 8, 2019
Wallace Albert Wathen
"Wally"
July 25, 1930 - August 20, 2020
Ivan Ernest Hill
"Hilly"
April 11, 1940 - May 29, 2020
Leigh Suckling
"Leroy"
December 24, 1958 - January 28, 2020
Alan Futcher
"Futch"
November 30, 1949 - December 13, 2020
Callan Wallace
"Caldog"
May 17, 1990 - June 7, 2020
Benjamin Fahy
"Beno"
June 14, 1994 - January 27, 2020
Paul Jamie Fraser
"Spud"
October 6, 1959 - June 12, 2020
Stephan Meiszies
"Steph"
January 24, 1965 - February 13, 2020
Lester Membery
April 5, 1950 - August 26, 2021
Lloyd McMillin
"Lloydy"
June 11, 1987 - November 26, 2021
Jaqueline Pyers
"Jacqui"
February 20, 1976 - February 9, 2021
Paul Fraser
"Caveman"
April 1, 1970 - December 20, 2021
John Mitchell
"Mitch"
March 22, 1944 - November 5, 2022
James David Cairns
"Scotchy"
April 25, 1940 - January 24, 2022
Ian Castles
September 18, 1937 - October 23, 2022
Lester Chong
January 9, 1949 - July 30, 2022
Darren Lamb
"Daz"
November 9, 1977 - January 17, 2022
Dallis Kendall
September 10, 1951 - March 24, 2022
Christopher William Holden
May 21, 1981 - January 13, 2022
John Edward Don
"Greyhound"
July 28, 1941 - July 21, 2022
Vito Agosta
"Vic"
May 12, 1935 - July 27, 2022
Stuart John Baker
"Stuey"
February 5, 1963 - April 23, 2022
Reg King
"Turkey"
May 28, 1947 - September 21, 2022
Noel Savage
August 20, 1958 - November 16, 2022
Terry Damon
July 29, 1960 - July 9, 2022
Christopher Gawley
"Gawls"
December 3, 1963 - June 15, 2022
Michael Hancock
"Mick"
February 15, 1963 - January 4, 2023
Jarrod Taylor
May 21, 1981 - October 4, 2023
John Wesley Davis
"Wes"
September 23, 1934 - July 22, 2023
Michael Deakin
"Captain"
January 28, 1969 - August 31, 2023
William Stocks
"Billy"
August 13, 1946 - August 7, 2023
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