A monument that commemorates the Battle of Beersheba during World War I when a charge by the Australian Light Horse regiment broke the Ottoman forces to secure control over the town and its water resources. The monument in Melbourne’s Caulfield Park was heavily vandalised in the lead-up to ANZAC Day. (Courtesy of the Australian Jewish Association)n Melbourne’s Caulfield Park before it was heavily vandalised. Courtesy of Australian Jewish Association
A monument representing one of Australia’s bravest military actions has been vandalised less than a fortnight before ANZAC Day.
It was one of three plaques damaged earlier this month, including a tribute to a Swedish diplomat who saved the lives of more than 100,000 Jews.
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