Wallace Henry Hartley and Musicians of the RMS Titanic bronze plaque

This bronze commemorative plaque records: This tablet is dedicated to the memory of W. Hartley of Dewsbury bandmaster, W. T. Brailey of London R. Bricoux of Lille, France J. F. Clarke of Liverpool J. L Hume of Dumfries G. Krins of Leige, Belgium P. C. Taylor of London J. W. Woodward of Headington members of the band on board the "Titanic", they bravely continued playing to soothe the anguish of their fellow passengers until the ship sank in the deep April 14th 1912. Courage and compassion joined make the man complete. Recorded plaque organisation: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society.

Wallace Henry Hartley led the eight-member band on the RMS Titanic, which played music to calm passengers during the sinking; all eight musicians perished, remembered for their extraordinary bravery and selflessness.