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War but later all wars. In part, it was a response to the perceived need for a place in Australia for relatives and friends to mourn those who died and were buried overseas, in places out of reach of most Australians. There is a substantial sector of the

community, in particular the veterans organisations, for whom the Memorial has been and still is a strong and direct symbol of Australia's involvement in war. It is a sacred place dedicated to the memory of those who died as a result of war. This is reflected in visitor numbers, in attendance at Anzac Day ceremonies and public interest in the 1993 interment of the Unknown Australian Soldier. The Memorial contains a number of key spaces, many of which have evolved over time.

The Hall of Memory

The Hall of Memory was originally conceived as containing the names of Australia's war dead or the Roll of Honour. Because of the cost of this proposal, the names were relocated in the joint Sodersteen and Crust design to a new space, the commemorative courtyard and the Hall was left without a clear purpose. In 1937 the Board of the Memorial agreed to complete the Hall by installing sculpture, stained glass windows and mosaics. Napier Waller was commissioned to undertake the windows and mosaics and Leslie Bowles the sculpture. The windows reflect World War One and the mosaics on the pendentives represent the four arms of the services, including the women's services. Bowles produced several designs for the sculptures which were all rejected. After his death Ray Ewers was commissioned to produce the statue of a young serviceman which was installed in 1955. This statue was removed in 1993 to accommodate the construction of the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier. The purpose of the Hall is now as a mausoleum.

Courtyard and Roll of Honour

The courtyard with its cloisters and Roll of Honour evolved from Crust's design collaboration with Sodersteen. It includes a Pool of Reflection which gained a stepped granite cascade by Robert Woodward at its northern end in 1980. This was replaced in 1988 by an eternal flame. At the southern end of the pool is the Inauguration Stone for the Memorial and the courtyard is flanked with twenty-six carved sandstone gargoyles designed by Bowles. The Roll of Honour proved to be a difficult component to complete for a variety of reasons. Despite detailed consideration in the 1930s, it was not installed until 1967. Given the changing scope of the commemorative function, the Memorial established a Commemorative Book in 1975 to list Australians who died as a result of war but were previously excluded from the Roll. One of Charles Bean's wishes