Legacy
The plaque below his memorial statue in Lichfield states:
| Capt. of R.M.S. Titanic |
| COMMANDER EDWARD JOHN SMITH R.D. R.N.R. BORN JANUARY 27 1850 DIED APRIL 15 1912 BEQUEATHING TO HIS COUNTRYMEN THE MEMORY & EXAMPLE OF A GREAT HEART A BRAVE LIFE AND A HEROIC DEATH "BE BRITISH" |
A wax figure of Captain Smith was unveiled at Madame Tussauds in London in 1915. It was destroyed in a fire in 1925.
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Famous quotes containing the word legacy:
“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)