Wallace Hartley's Grave

From Find-A-Grave. //// Birth June 2, 1970. Death April 15, 1912. Buried Colne Cemetery, Colne, Lancashire, England. //// The article background reads: "Disaster Victim. He died in the sinking of the 'RMS Titanic' on April 14-15, 1912. He gained posthumous fame as the band leader who supposedly had the Titanic's band play 'Nearer My God to Thee' as the ship sank. His body was recovered from the Atlantic by the 'SS Mackay-Bennett' and returned home for burial." //// The inscription reads: "Wallace Hartley Bandmaster of the R.M.S. Titanic who perished in the foundering of the vessel- April 15th 1912. Erected by voluntary contributions to commemorate the heroism of a native of this town." //// Another inscription at the gravesite reads: "In loving memory of Wallace Hartley, the beloved son of Albion and Elizabeth Hartley, formerly of Colne, who lost his life in the 'SS Titanic' disaster of April 15th, 1912 aged 33 years and was interred May 18th 1912." ////