The band played marching from deck to deck, and as the ship went under I could still hear the music. - Steve Turner

I shall never forget the sight of that beautiful boat as she went down, the orchestra playing to the last, the lights burning until they were extinguished by the waves. It sounds so unreal, like a scene on the stage.

The story of their gallantry came to epitomize a spirit of courage, duty and self-sacrifice.

The arrival of Wallace Hartley’s body became a focal point of national grief. This young man not only represented all who had died on the Titanic, but also the values that the British feared were in decline.