540: Otojiro Higuchi

Otojiro Higuchi

He was born on 24 September 1891. He was a sawmill worker employed by Mohawk Sawmill Company, New Westminster, BC. His family includes Mitsu Higuchi (mother; nee Mitsu Nose), Sotaro Higuchi (father), and Noye Higuchi (wife; nee Noye Yoshikawa). His home address is listed as 1013 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC. 1023 Aukland Street, New Westminster, BC is listed as his former address. He was forcibly uprooted to Tashme, BC and Grant Brook, BC. He was exiled to Japan on 31 May 1946.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	24 September 1891
Nationality	Japanese national
Locations after uprooting	Tashme, BC Grant Brook, BC
Date exiled to Japan	31 May 1946
Locations before uprooting	New Westminster

Reel	C-9308 (520-563)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	540
Name	Otojiro Higuchi
Dates	Not Before: 30 March 1942 Not After: 12 October 1946
Case File Also Contains	This file also contains a document written in Japanese.

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540: Otojiro Higuchi

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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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