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Fairview Cemetary, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
121 bodies are buried here, retrieved by the McKay-Bennet and Minia out of Halifax a few days after the sinking of the Titanic on April 15, 1912.
This is the grave of Jakob Alfred Wiklund, of Nikolaistad, Finland, 3rd class passenger, aged 18. Someone obviously felt a great sadness for this young man buried so far from his native soil that they planted a Nova Scotia flag at his grave, perhaps in a gesture of welcome.
Jakob Alfred lived and worked on his parents' farm in Nikolaistad (later Vasa/Vaasa), Finland. He boarded the Titanic at Southampton with his brother Karl Johan and Anna Sjöblom, an old school friend. They were travelling to Montreal, Canada. During the trip they were accompanied by fellow Finn Jakob Alfred Johanson.
Jacob died in the sinking, his body was found by the Minia (#314) and brought to Halifax. His belongings were sent back to his parents and he was buried in Fairview Cemetery on May 11, 1912.
His parents later received £50 in compensation.
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121 bodies are buried here, retrieved by the McKay-Bennet and Minia out of Halifax a few days after the sinking of the Titanic on April 15, 1912.
This is the grave of Jakob Alfred Wiklund, of Nikolaistad, Finland, 3rd class passenger, aged 18. Someone obviously felt a great sadness for this young man buried so far from his native soil that they planted a Nova Scotia flag at his grave, perhaps in a gesture of welcome.
Jakob Alfred lived and worked on his parents' farm in Nikolaistad (later Vasa/Vaasa), Finland. He boarded the Titanic at Southampton with his brother Karl Johan and Anna Sjöblom, an old school friend. They were travelling to Montreal, Canada. During the trip they were accompanied by fellow Finn Jakob Alfred Johanson.
Jacob died in the sinking, his body was found by the Minia (#314) and brought to Halifax. His belongings were sent back to his parents and he was buried in Fairview Cemetery on May 11, 1912.
His parents later received £50 in compensation.
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3) No uploading to other sites as stock and claiming as your own. Art thieves, like all thieves, just ruin everything.
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YES! Use off site if you wish, just credit accordingly and its all good.
**Absolutely no gore/macabre work is allowed with this stock. It is the gravesite of fellow human beings who died horribly, please hold that in reverence.**
Image size
1536x2048px 961.04 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon PowerShot SD200
Shutter Speed
1/79 second
Aperture
F/4.9
Focal Length
17 mm
Date Taken
Apr 16, 2010, 2:33:16 PM
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Alfred Wiklund travelled in the company of his brother Karl Wiklund, Anna Sjöblom (who survived the disaster) and Alfred Johanson (Alfred Johansson Bonäs). The latter had been to America before. Indeed, he was quite something of an adventurer. He had prospected gold in the Yukon/Klondyke and obviously made a small fortune. Now he was on his was back to America to move there permanently. Since he was oldest and also the only one who spoke English, he served as the group's leader. He was my great-great grandfather's sister's son, in fact.
All three gentlemen in the company perished in the disaster. Karl Wiklund's body was never recovered. Alfred Johanson was recovered by the Mackay-Bennett and Alfred's body was recovered by the Minia. Both the recovered were buried at the Fairview Cemetery.
Anna Sjöblom, who survived, shared her story at several occasions. My own relatives remember her vividly, because she was back to Finland at the later stages of her life, and they can still recount details of her touching story. Also, her story was used by the author Walter Lord, who wrote "A Night to Remember" which later became a movie (1958). A fun detail about that movie is that Sean Connery plays a small part; this was before he was known as James Bond.
According to Anna Sjöblom, Alfred Wiklund met her as the ship was sinking and helped her get her lifebelt on. He then told her that he was going back downstairs, because he'd rather die in bed. Alfred Wiklund died a hero's death and it's a nice gesture of whoever planted the flag (doesn't matter that it's the Swedish flag and he's from Finland, it's still awesome) and put the angels and flowers on his grave. One day I hope to go there and plant flowers on their graves as well.
And thank you for the beautiful picture.
All three gentlemen in the company perished in the disaster. Karl Wiklund's body was never recovered. Alfred Johanson was recovered by the Mackay-Bennett and Alfred's body was recovered by the Minia. Both the recovered were buried at the Fairview Cemetery.
Anna Sjöblom, who survived, shared her story at several occasions. My own relatives remember her vividly, because she was back to Finland at the later stages of her life, and they can still recount details of her touching story. Also, her story was used by the author Walter Lord, who wrote "A Night to Remember" which later became a movie (1958). A fun detail about that movie is that Sean Connery plays a small part; this was before he was known as James Bond.
According to Anna Sjöblom, Alfred Wiklund met her as the ship was sinking and helped her get her lifebelt on. He then told her that he was going back downstairs, because he'd rather die in bed. Alfred Wiklund died a hero's death and it's a nice gesture of whoever planted the flag (doesn't matter that it's the Swedish flag and he's from Finland, it's still awesome) and put the angels and flowers on his grave. One day I hope to go there and plant flowers on their graves as well.
And thank you for the beautiful picture.