Late tribute for Titanic hero

[Andrew Clarkson]

A HERO from the Titanic who is buried in an unmarked grave in St Saviour’s churchyard was finally given the recognition he deserved on Tuesday when a headstone was placed on his grave.

Eighty-four years after the death of Jerseyman Alfred Olliver, the role he played as the ship went down has finally been acknowledged.

On the headstone is the logo of the White Star Line, the company whose ship Titanic was branded as their shining star and which four days into its maiden voyage plunged to the sea bed in the North Atlantic after striking an iceberg.

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