Edward Smith bronze plaque

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Commander Edward John Smith RD RNR (1850 - 1912) Captain Smith was the officer in command of the RMS Titanic. He died on 15th April 1912 alongside more than 1,500 people when his ship sank after striking an iceberg on it's maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. The 7'8" (2.32m) statue is made o

f bronze and set on a plinth of Cornish granite. It was sculpted by Lady Kathleen Scott - the widow of Scott of the Antarctic. Although Captain Smith was born in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Lichfield was

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