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Post by shred on Apr 16, 2011 11:57:58 GMT
Joseph Lister V.C. was born in Salford in 1886. The 1891 census show him living in Conway Street, Higher Broughton. Attachments:
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Post by shred on Apr 16, 2011 11:59:58 GMT
By 1901 the family have moved from Salford to Reddish, Stockport. In 1911 Joseph married Harriet Macaulay. Attachments:
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Post by shred on Apr 16, 2011 12:13:06 GMT
He was serving as a Sergeant with the 1st Lancashire Fusiliers in 1917 when he was awarded the Victoria Cross. No. 8133 Sjt. Joseph Lister, Lan. Fus. (Reddish, Stockport). For most conspicuous bravery in attack, when advancing to the first objective, his Company came under machine gun fire from the direction of two " Pill-boxes." Seeing that the galling fire would hold up our advance and prevent our troops keeping up with the barrage, Sjt. Lister dashed ahead of his men and found a machine gun firing from a shell hole in front of the " Pill-box." He shot two of the enemy gunners, and the remainder surrendered to him. He then went on to the " Pill-box " and shouted to the occupants to surrender. They did so with the exception of one man, whom Sjt. Lister shot dead; whereupon about 100 of the enemy emerged from shell holes further to the rear and surrendered. This Non-commissioned Officer's prompt act of courage enabled our line to advance with hardly a check and to keep up with the barrage, the loss of which might have jeopardised the whole course of the local battle. Link to the London Gazette page hereAttachments:
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Post by shred on Apr 16, 2011 12:16:14 GMT
Joseph's medal entitlement is impressive and shows that he must have served, in some capacity, during the Second World War.
Medal entitlement of: Sergeant Joseph LISTER 1st Bn, Lancashire Fusiliers Victoria Cross 1914 - 15 Star British War Medal ( 1914-20 ) Victory Medal ( 1914-19 ) + MiD Oakleaf Defence Medal ( 1939-45 ) War Medal ( 1939-45 ) King George VI Coronation Medal ( 1937 ) Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal ( 1953 ) Décoration Militaire ( Belgium )
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Post by shred on Apr 16, 2011 12:18:56 GMT
In 1919 Joseph & Harriet had a son and gave him the name "Victor".
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Post by shred on Apr 16, 2011 12:26:52 GMT
Joseph died aged 76 in 1963 and was buried at Willow Grove Cemetery, Stockport. A newspaper article tells the tale that some Stockport Council workers had pushed the headstone of Joseph's grave over for Health & Safety reasons. Read the full article here.Attachments:
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Post by Mark Ellis on Jan 1, 2012 10:26:10 GMT
This was my Great Grandfather. Nice to see his story is still kept alive.
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Post by shred on Jan 1, 2012 21:23:31 GMT
Mark,
Thanks for taking the time to leave a message. We shall remember them.
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Post by Spitfire on Jan 2, 2012 19:43:57 GMT
Thanks for popping on the forums Mark, it's always great to hear from relatives of these men. Their name liveth for evermore :poppy:
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Post by tobytyler191148 on Mar 6, 2012 23:00:13 GMT
You should be ever so proud that your Great Grandfather was awarded such a great honour.God bless him and keep him safe.
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Post by Armourer on Apr 14, 2012 21:42:13 GMT
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Post by shred on Apr 14, 2012 21:52:36 GMT
Amourer,
It is good to see that the Reddish Cadets are looking after Joseph's grave.
Best wishes to you and to them.
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Post by tom on Aug 8, 2014 21:40:23 GMT
This was my Great Grandfather. Nice to see his story is still kept alive. My great granddad as well fella small world
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Post by stoconian on Mar 13, 2015 10:31:22 GMT
Joseph Lister's widowed youngest sister Florrie Lister-Smith married my grandfather, Sam Walker, after his wife, my grandmother had died. The two couples, lived in Reddish and had become a regular 'foursome' and very close friends. I grew up in Reddish living in Higginson Road, 100yds from mum's Uncle Joe and Aunt Harriet, often calling in to their Prenton View/David Street home, at the bottom end of Bedford Street, for biscuits and a cup of tea. Granddad and Auntie Florrie lived about 100yds from us, in the opposite direction to Joe, at the top end of Bedford Street. Joe's oldest sister Esther, married to Herbert Hodson a plumbing supplier, lived on Broadstone Road very close to Bedford Street where Joe and his two unmarried sisters were also living in 1911 before he married Harriet Macauley later that year. I remember vaguely that mum mentioned a son and a daughter of Joe's but I can't recall names? I wish to make contact with any descendants of Joe as I have begun a project in Flanders where I live quite close to Langemark-Poelcapelle which is where Joe's act of bravery took place. I have located and visited the farm and the site of the pill-boxes which was named by the British Army as Olga Houses during WWI. If you are related to Joseph Lister then please let me know your relationship and how best to contact you. Kind regards, Michael Handley
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Post by shred on Mar 14, 2015 18:37:04 GMT
Michael,
Welcome to the forum and thank you for your post. I hope that a descendant gets in touch.
Best wishes
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