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Sign: Ramat Gan - Memorial to the Yarkon Ferries


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David Ben Gurion Rd 1, Ramat Gan, Israel
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On the sign:
סמל העיר רמת גן
עיריית רמת-גן
מצבת-זיכרון
לציון כיבוש מעברות הירקון בקרב בין הצבא הבריטי והצבא הטורקי במלחמת העולם הראשונה.

[לוח 2]
אור ליום ו’ בטבת תרע"ח 20.12.1917 עברה הבריגדה ה-155 מן הדיויזיה הבריטית ה-52 בפיקודו של גנרל היל את הירקון במקום הזה ברפסודה ועל גשר קל וכבשה את העמדות הטורקיות.

[לוח 3]
עם נצחונו של הצבא הבריטי נהדף קו החזית צפונה, לאזור של הרצליה-נתניה בימינו.
לאחר עשרה חודשים הסתערו הבריטים צפונה וכבשו את השומרון ואת הגליל.
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A monument commemorating the second crossing of the Yarkon by the 52nd Scottish Division from south to north. Hill Square in Tel Aviv is named after the division commander, General John Hill Click for sign's details.

There are two other pillars in Tel Aviv to mark this crossing : Kikar Hill Click for sign's details, Tel Quadadi near the Yarkon estuary Click for sign's details

The monument was photographed that day Click for a larger image

Other parts of the monument are shown here:
Board 2 - Click for a larger image
Board 3 - Click for a larger image

The following text is engraved on the pillar:
[Hebrew text]
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And on the other side of the pillar the text in English:
ON THE NIGHT 20TH-21ST DEC 1917
THE 155TH BRIGADE 52ND (LOWLAND) DIV
CROSSED THE AUJA AT THIS SPOT
BY RAFTS AND A LIGHT BRIDGE & TOOK THE TURKISH
POSITIONS ON KH HADRA
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Translation of the text on the sign:
The emblem of the city of Ramat Gan
Ramat Gan Municipality
A monument
To mark the conquest of the Yarkon crossings in the battle between the British and Turkish armies during the First World War.

[Board 2]
On Friday, December 20, 1917, the 155th Brigade of the 52nd British Division under General Hill commanded the Yarkon in this raft and on a light bridge and occupied the Turkish positions.

[Board 3]
With the victory of the British army, the front line was pushed north, to the area of Herzliya-Netanya today.
After ten months the British stormed north and conquered Samaria and the Galilee.

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