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statement of Australians who died in war. It is a key element of the founding concept for the AWM, even though it was not installed until the 1960s.

Hall of Memory
The Hall of Memory is an important symbolic space in the AWM comprising several outstanding pieces. It was originally conceived by Sodersteen as containing a roll of honour but funds were not available to build a dome that could house all the names. The design was amended to include the names in a commemorative courtyard. In 1937 the AWM Board agreed to complete the hall by installing a sculpture, stained glass windows and mosaics. Designed by Napier Waller, the windows reflect the First World War and the mosaics on the dome pendentives represent the four arms of the services, including women's services. The mosaic inside the dome depicts the souls of the dead rising from the earth towards their spiritual home, represented by a glowing sun within the Southern Cross. The figures on the walls – a soldier, a sailor, an airman and a servicewoman – recall the Australian experience of the Second World War. Over six million pieces of glass tesserae, or tiles, imported from Italy, were used in the composition; the installation was overseen by Italian craftsmen and took three years to complete. Leslie Bowles was commissioned for the sculpture but his designs were all rejected before he passed away. Ray Ewers later produced a statue of a young soldier which was installed in 1955. The statue was removed and relocated in the Sculpture Garden in 1993 to accommodate the new Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier. Four pillars behind the tomb, designed by Janet Lawrence, represent the ancient elements of earth, air, fire and water, symbolising the variety of terrain and climate where Australians served and

died. The hall has since functioned as a mausoleum, as a quiet place for contemplation of the efforts of ordinary Australians in war and remembrance of those who suffered and died (Pearson & Crocket 1995: 19-24).

Courtyard and Roll of Honour

The courtyard with its cloisters, Roll of Honour and Pool of Reflection evolved from Crust's design collaboration with Sodersteen. A stepped granite cascade designed by Robert Woodward was added at the northern end of the pool in 1980 and this was replaced in 1988 by an eternal flame. At the southern end of the pool is the Inauguration Stone and the courtyard is flanked with twenty-six carved sandstone gargoyles designed by Bowles. The Roll of Honour was completed in 1967 and contains the names of over 120,000 Australians killed in war, from the Sudan in 1855 to the Vietnam War in the 1970s. A Commemorative Book was established in