Wallace Hartley became famous for leading the eight-member band as the ship sank on 15 April 1912.
11 Facts About Wallace Hartley
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Wallace Hartley studied at Colne's Methodist day school, sang in Bethel's choir and learned to play the violin from a fellow congregation member.
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When his family moved to Huddersfield, Wallace Hartley joined the Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Wallace Hartley was at first hesitant to again leave his fiancee, Maria Robinson, to whom he had recently proposed, but Hartley decided that working on the maiden voyage of the Titanic would give him possible contacts for future work.
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Ellwand Moody, a musician on the Mauretania alongside Wallace Hartley, claimed that Wallace Hartley had said he would play either "Nearer, My God, to Thee" or "Our God, Our Help in Ages Past" if he were ever on a sinking ship.
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Wallace Hartley's father used the "Propior Deo" version, by Arthur Sullivan, at church, and his family were certain that he would have used that version.
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Several press reports confirmed that Wallace Hartley was found "fully dressed with his music case strapped to his body".
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Wallace Hartley was transferred to the Arabic and returned to England.
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Wallace Hartley is buried in the Keighley Road cemetery, Colne, where a 10 feet high headstone, containing a carved violin at its base, was erected in his honour.
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In 2001, Wallace Hartley's name was still being used when naming new streets and housing in the town of Colne.
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The Wallace Hartley violin was exhibited in Northern Ireland at the shipyard where the RMS Titanic was built, Titanic Belfast, and in the United States at Titanic Branson and Titanic Pigeon Forge museums.