The monument was photographed that day
Click for a larger image Above this sign, there is another sign on the monument with the names of the fallen:
RIP
Avshalom nee Gissin
Haim Zvi nee Grinstein
Nathan nee Rappaport family
Zeev from the Orlov family
Sacrificed their lives on the altar of their homeland
On the 27th of Nisan, 1921 (May 4, 1921)
In their eternal memory by the Bnei Binyamin Histadrut in Eretz Israel
Click for a larger image The emblem of the city of Petah Tikva appears on the top of the monument
Click for a larger image Translation of the text on the sign:
The emblem of the city of Petah Tikva
Symbol of the Haganah Veterans Organization Petah Tikva
A monument to the victims of the events of 1921 On the 27th of Nisan 1921 (May 5, 1921), the great attack of thousands of Arab rioters began on Petah Tikva. They advanced towards the colony from the north - the Yarkon crossing. Through the swamp. On their way, they set fire to the packing house in "Baharia."
The defense force, led by Avraham Shapira and Avshalom Gissin, deployed in front of the attackers on the line of defense north of the colony and while losing lives prevented the advance of the Arab rioters.
A cavalry company from the British army, summoned by one of the members of the colony, tried the Arabs from the north.
At noon, thousands of rioters began moving south from the village of Yehudiya to loot. A British patrol plane, which passed through the area and dropped a number of bombs, and the British cavalry company, tried the rioters from the south.
At the end of the day of the battle, there were four dead from Petah Tikva with their names engraved on the memorial plaque, as well as 12 wounded.
The confrontation of a handful of warriors with thousands of rioters was a glimmer of consolation for the settlement in the Land of Israel.
"Petah Tikva gave joy in our hearts"
("HaOlam" (The World) newspaper 2.6.1921)
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