8:00am, Sat 20 Apr 2013 Titanic bandmaster letter at auction

Titanic bandmaster letter to be sold at auction

Last updated Sat 20 Apr 2013

A letter written by the bandmaster of the Titanic who played as the ship sank is to be sold at auction. Experts say it could reach £50,000 - £60,000

Wallace Hartley, 33, from Colne is famous for playing on with his band as the ship sank to try and calm the frightened passengers.

A letter he wrote to his parents on the day the Titanic set sail will be sold at auction in Wiltshire this afternoon.

Titanic bandmaster letter at auction

A letter written by the bandmaster of the Titanic who played as the doomed ship sank is to be sold at auction.