In the lowlands of Yehuda, there is a monument with very unusual inscriptions. The inscriptions indicate, from one side of the monument, the burial-place of 7 Indian soldiers and of 112 of the Egyptian forces, and on the other side the burial of 3 men of the Turkish army.
Joe Perlov who introduced me with this place (thank you Joe), made a deep researach and found out what's the story of the place:
"Junction Station" was the name given to the railway station on the Wadi Sarar (Nahal Sorek) where the Ottoman military railway line from Beersheba joined the Jerusalem-Jaffa Line.
With the entry of the British forces, who conquered the region from the Ottomans (Turks) in 1917, the station was captured by the 75th Division, led by two Indian infantry battalions as the vanguard, followed by the 58th Vaughan's Rifles, assisted by two armored cars, on November 14, 1917.
After the capture of the station, No. 75 Casualty Clearing Station and an Egyptian Labour Corps Hospital were established nearby. This cemetery contains the graves of those who died in these hospitals - seven soldiers from the Indian units, one hundred and twelve unidentified men of the Egyptian Forces, and three Turkish soldiers.
Link to the location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/SE3GeMivfHiZAye29
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