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Noor Inayat-Khan
A Woman of Conspicuous Courage
Symbol Hunt
This memorial is full of symbols. Can you find all of these?
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Compass
This is a compass rose: a shape that tells us the cardinal directions (north, south, east, west) relative to where we are. It reminds us of the importance of finding your way, as a flier, but also that the people remembered here came from all over the world, and that they died in many different places.
Phases of the moon
Many of the airmen commemorated here knew the night sky best of all. They flew bombing missions at night or flew night fighters to protect Britain from enemy bombers. The moon and its light were a huge part of war-time night flying, and the ceiling painting by Alix Stone here in the shrine reminds us of these airmen and their experience of war.
Arms of India
Coats of Arms are painted on the ceiling of the cloisters to represent all the member governments of the CWGC. Each coat of arms is full of symbols connected to the country in question. This one represents India, using the ancient Lion Capital built by Ashoka, a great Indian emperor. The four lions symbolise the ‘Four Noble Truths’ of Buddhism. Look for the wheel beneath them: a version of the ‘wheel of law’ you will also find on the Indian flag. The ribbon reads ‘truth alone triumphs’, India’s motto.
