530: Minoru Hirata

Minoru Hirata

He was born on 06 November 1907. He was a pulp mill worker employed by B.C. Pulp Company, Woodfibre, BC. His family includes Rin Hirata (mother; nee Rin Shiozaki), Ushimatsu Hirata (father), Ayaka Hirata [possibly Ayako Hirata] (wife; in Japan), Tomoaki Hirata (son; in Japan), and Motosaru Hirata (son; in Japan). His home address is listed as Woodfibre, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Princeton Work Camp No. 1, Princeton, BC. He was exiled to Japan on 02 October 1946.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	06 November 1907
Nationality	Japanese national
Date exiled to Japan	02 October 1946
Locations before uprooting	Woodfibre

Reel	C-9308 (238-248)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	530
Name	Minoru Hirata
Dates	Not Before: 21 March 1942 Not After: 07 August 1948

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530: Minoru Hirata

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Source: Library and Archives Canada, Office of the Custodian of Enemy Property Fonds, C-3 Business Records

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