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   Salford War Heroes remembered
Emma Harrison from SWARM, the Salford War Memorials group, who have featured on SalfordOnline has decided that in the countdown to Remembrance Day, she will be posting a photo and a potted history of a Salford hero every couple of days, in this first episode she tells the story of Joseph Lister V.C. Joseph Lister V.C. was born in Salford in 1886. He was serving as a Sergeant with the 1st Lancashire Fusiliers in 1917 when he was awarded the Victoria Cross. "No. 8133 Sgt. Joseph Lister, Lan. Fus 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, Sgt. 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 Sgt. 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." Joseph died aged 76 in 1963 and was buried at Willow Grove Cemetery, Stockport
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