Henry V (patriotism)

Patriotism....

There are numerous avenues in Kings Park named the "Honour Avenues" one of these Avenues is called May Drive, which holds some interest.

The other is Lovekin Drive where this blip is taken, this is just one tree of many and plaques of "too" many along this drive ...

May Drive.
Was opened on 23 July 1901 by Princess May, Duchess of Cornwall and York, later Queen Mary, wife of King George V.
May Drive became the first Honour Avenue in Kings Park and Botanic Garden in 1919. Relatives and friends of men and women who died during World War I (1914-1918) planted 400 oak and plane trees during a planting ceremony.
A message from Queen Mary was read to those assembled at the dedication. Her words were "May these fine oaks grow and flourish for many years, and stand as a reminder to generations to come of the devotion and loyalty of those brave sons of the Empire who gave their lives in the cause of justice and freedom" (Queen Mary, 1919)

When the trees failed to prosper, they were replanted with Bangalay (Eucalyptus botryoides) in the 1940s. Today, there is one oak left standing.

Lovekin Drive.
Named in 1931, commemorates Arthur Lovekin, second President of the Kings Park Board and the man responsible for the initiation of the Honour Avenues.

After World War II many requests for trees were received for dedication to Servicemen who died in that war and the Kings Park Board asked the Returned and Services League to arrange a dedication ceremony for the remaining 300 sugar gums (Eucalyptus cladocalyx) in Lovekin Drive.
At the base of each tree along these avenues, is a plaque inscribed with the name of the deceased, age, date and manner of death and who dedicated the plaque.
There are currently over 1500 memorial plaques along the Honour Avenues in Kings Park.