1028: Tahichi Sekiya

Tahichi Sekiya

He was born on 05 May 1889. He was a millhand employed by B.C. Pulp & Paper Company Limited, Woodfibre, BC. His family includes Soto Sekiya (mother), Tajiro Sekiya (father), Tatsu Sekiya (wife; nee Tatsu Watanabe), Kikue Sekiya (daughter), Nobuko Sekiya (daughter), Shigeo Sekiya (son), Shizue Sekiya (daughter), Mitsuo Sekiya (son), Emiko Sekiya (daughter), Kiyoshi Sekiya (son). His home address is listed as Woodfibre, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Box 214, Coaldale, AB; Welling, AB; and Taber, AB.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	05 May 1889
Nationality	Japanese national
Locations after uprooting	Coaldale, AB Welling, AB Taber, AB
Locations before uprooting	Woodfibre

Reel	C-9314 (1429-1439)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	1028
Name	Tahichi Sekiya
Dates	Not Before: 28 March 1942 Not After: 08 April 1946

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1028: Tahichi Sekiya

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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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