Captain Smith... or is it?

Less than one month after the sinking of the Titanic a life-sized model of Captain Edward John Smith was unveiled at Madame Tussaud's in London.

An excellent model of the late Captain Smith of the Titanic has just been added to Madame Tussaud's.
Captain Smith is wearing a full captain's uniform On his breast are two decorations one of which is for long service and good conduct in the Royal Navy. 
— London Evening Standard 6 & 7 May 1912

Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper (12 May 1912) carried the following a further description:

A model of Commander Edward J. Smith, R.N.R.. captain of the Titanic, has been added to Madame Tussaud's great collection. Mr. John Tussaud has gone to great pains to make a faithful representation of the original, and has modelled the figure from a photograph taken on toard the Titanic shortly before she started on her fatal voyage. The model, which is life-sized, occupies a prominent position by itself on a dais in the principal room at the exhibition. 

John Tussaud was the chief artist and sculptor at Madame Tussaud's.  He was the great-grandson of Marie Tussaud the eponymous founder of the gallery.

After a spell at the Madame Tussaud exhibition in London, the model of Captain Smith, along with those of other celebrities, including Dickens and Captain Scott of the Antarctic, went on a touring exhibit around Britain. Locations visited included Blackpool (1913), and Preston (1914).

On the night of 18 March 1925, a fire consumed the roof and top floor of the Madame Tussaud building in London.  The historic collection was severely damaged; among the items lost was the model of Captain Smith.

However, many figures were saved by having tarpaulins thrown over them, and firefighters also rescued a green parrot in a square cage, which, as it was carried out, apparently remarked, "Well, this is a rotten Business!"

A few weeks later, on 26 April 1925, the exhibition reopened with:

Out of the Ashes—A New and Greater EXHIBITION OF CELEBRITIES, Ancient and Modern. 

While numerous waxworks had been destroyed, the moulds had been carefully stored elsewhere, and many models were later recast.   It remains to be discovered if Captain Smith's mould survives and could one day be recast!