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Wallace Henry Hartley (2 June 1878 – 15 April 1912) was an English violinist and bandleader on the Titanic during its maiden voyage. He became famous for leading the eight-member band as the ship sank on 15 April 1912. He and the rest of the band did not survive the sinking.
Wallace Henry Hartley (2 June 1878 – 15 April 1912), an English violinist, was the bandleader on the Titanic. Hartley's body was recovered by the CS Mackay-Bennett, [30] before being returned to England for burial in his home town of Colne, Lancashire. The violin that he used on the Titanic was found in its case strapped to his body.
The Titanic ' s bandmaster, Wallace Hartley was a devout Methodist and son of a Methodist choirmaster leading a band containing several devout Methodists. Propior Deo was not only sung at Hartley's funeral but was also carved into his headstone. [24] Recently, another possibility has been raised.
The violinist in question is Jonathan Evans-Jones, who portrayed Wallace Hartley in the 1997 Oscar-winning film and has performed violin on scores for nearly three decades.
Memorial to Wallace Hartley in Albert Road. The town is also known for Wallace Hartley, bandmaster on the RMS Titanic, to whom a memorial was erected, on Albert Road, in 1915. Wallace lived in Colne and is buried in the local cemetery.
Jonathan Evans-Jones as Wallace Hartley in 1997's "Titanic." - CBS/Getty Images “It was that guy!” Winslet exclaimed this week, later adding, “it was just wonderful” to see him again.
The Titanic has gone down in history as the ship that was called unsinkable. [a] However, even though countless news stories after the sinking called Titanic unsinkable, prior to the sinking the White Star Line had used the term "designed to be unsinkable", and other pre-sinking publications described the ship as "virtually unsinkable". [16]
On the 111th anniversary of that fateful night in the Atlantic, we're looking back at stories of the survivors of the Titanic, published in Town & Country.