NSW soils to feature in Anzac artwork

A striking new public artwork at Sydney's Anzac Memorial will list significant sites of military service in NSW alongside handfuls of soil from each location.

The walls of the Hyde Park memorial will display about 1600 NSW towns, cities and hamlets from where people enlisted for the Great War, as well as soil taken from each location.

A ring set into the floor of the Hall of Service will list the 100 most significant sites in the state's military history, NSW Veterans Affairs Minister David Elliot says.

Australian artist Fiona Hall is set to develop the work alongside Sydney architect Richard Johnson.

The Anzac Memorial centenary project is due for completion in November 2018.