LANCE CORPORAL ERIC LISTER

MOSBRO’ SERGEANT’S DEATH – A promising career has been cut short by the death of  Sergt. Eric Lister, the York and Lancaster Rifles), who died Monday, December 17th, the Front from the effects of gunshot wounds in the head and thigh received on December 14th. Sergt. Lister, who was 26 years of age, was the youngest son Mr T. Lister of High St., Mosbro.. Sergeant Lister, who was educated at the Mosbro’ Endowed School. Sergt. E. LISTER. took up the teaching profession, and after a successful student period became assistant master at the Eckington Council Boys’ School.  Mr J. E Bolton. In his younger days was a member the Mosbro’ Company of the Church Lads’ Brigade, rising to the rank of Sergeant. Obeying the call, the Colours, found this early training, coupled with his experience in teaching drill and physical exercises school, stood him in good stead, and was very quickly put the work training recruits, rising rapidly to the position of sergeant instructor, as well qualifying himself in musketry and other branches soldier’s work. was as enthusiastic this as he had been previously his school work, and his visits home invariably called on his former C.L.H. officer—Major Holmes—to discuss with him the work which he was engaged. A little while ago proceeded to the Front and had only been four days in the trenches when met his death. A little over a year ago he was married to Miss Pilkington. of Eckington, who will have the sympathy a large circle of her late husband’s colleagues and friends.

 

Eric Lister is one of the 49 heroes listed on the Cenotaph in St Mark’s Church yard Mosborough.  He was born 1891 Tom and Ellen Lister of Mosborough, he was the husband of Gladys Lister of 21 Market Street Eckington Derbyshire.  See Census below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eric enlisted into the Military, armed forces in 1914 into the York and Lancaster Regiment, he was in the 1st/4th Battalion.

His regimental number was 21998.  He was killed in action on 17 December 1917 and was buried at Etaples Military Cemetery at Pas de Calais, France.

History of Etaples

During the First World War, the area around the small fishing port of Etaples was the scene of immense concentrations of Commonwealth reinforcement camps and hospitals. It was remote from attack, except from aircraft, and accessible by railway from both the northern or the southern battlefields. At its peak, 100,000 troops were housed there with Commonwealth army training and reinforcement camps and an extensive complex of hospitals.

 

Etaples Military Cemetery was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens as Principal Architect and Major George Hartley Goldsmith as Assistant Architect. The cemetery features a Stone of Remembrance and the Cross of Sacrifice.

 

His reference grave no is XXXI.D.15.  The inscription on his grave says “UNTIL THE DAWN”.

Listed below is the  Grave Registration Report Form and the inscription form of what it says on Eric Lister’s headstone.

 

Eric would have received the following medals:                             The Victory Medal  and  The British War Medal.

 

The photographs taken below are of the Cemetery where Eric’s gravestone is placed and they have been

donated by John Swallow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit to: https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk; https://www.cwgc.orgwww.ancestry.co.uk, Typed & collated by Linda Taylor (nee Staton) April 2018