April 24th, 1884 - November 22nd, 1950

He is a Taurus.

August Wennerström (August Edvard Andersson) was born to Knut Andersson and Elna Månsdotter. He was journalist, telegrapher, and socialist activist living in Malmö, Sweden. His socialist activities included the publication, in 1905, of "Gula Faran" (the yellow danger) and thereafter he was known under the nickname. The paper, which described the King Oscar II, as "King of thieves" wasn't appreciated by the authorities. Confiscation and charges followed. August himself was acquitted but he decided to emigrate in 1912.

Aboard Titanic/April 14th-15th, 1912:
He bought himself a ticket in Copenhagen, to conceal his identity, he took the name of his friend, later Minister of defense, Ivar Vennerström's name but spelt it with a W. He boarded the RMS Titanic at Southampton. Onboard The Titanic, he got in company with other Swedes traveling via Esbjerg, among them Carl Olof Jansson and Gunnar Isidor Tenglin with whom he shared a cabin. After the collision August took some Swedish girls to the boats, he then returned to 3rd class:

"One of our friends, a man by the name of Johan Lundahl who had been home to the old country on a visit and was going back to the United States said to us, "Good-bye friends; I've too old to fight the Atlantic." he went to the smoking room and there on the chair was awaiting his last call. So did an English lady; She sat down by the piano, and, with her child on her knee, she played the piano until the Atlantic grave called them both."

As the Titanic went down, he met Alma Pålsson and her children. He tried to hold onto 2 of the children but lost them they came into the water. He and Tenglin also found Edvard and Elin Lindell of Helsingborg, Sweden, who were part of the surge of 3rd class passengers who appeared on the Boat Deck in the ship's final moments. As the ship sank, the group struggled up the sloping deck until it was too steep and, clasping hands, they slid back down close to Collapsable A. August recounted that even though he was close to the ship, he detected no suction as it descended. Once the ship went under August and Edvard climbed into the boat. August saw Elin in the water and grabbed her hand. Weakened by the cold, he was unable to assist her further and after a while she drifted away. Fearfully, August looked over at Edvard but he was already dead:

"All the feeling had left us. If we wanted to know if we still had legs (or any other part) left, we had to feel down in the water with our hand. The only exercise we got was when someone gave up hope and died, whom we immediately threw overboard to give the live ones a little more space and at the same time lighten the weight of the boat."

After The Sinking/Later Life/Death:
In New York he was quartered at Salvation Army's cadet school and hr created a minor scandal when he accused the Lutheran immigrant home of embezzlement. He received $25 and at train ticket from the Salvation Amy committee and $100 from the Red Cross.

At the Salvation Army in Chicago he met Namoi Jonson of Swedish origin and they moved to Culver, Indiana where he became a gardener. They had 7 children. August died on November 22nd, 1950 and is buried at the Masonic Cemetery, Culver, Indiana. 

Sources:
www.encyclopedia-titanica.org

Rest In Peace August Edvard "Wennerström" Andersson.