1288: Kakutaro Okura

Kakutaro Okura

Okura was born 31 March 1908. He was a sawmill worker employed by Telegraph Cove Lumber Mill. His family includes Hichi Okura (mother; nee Hichi Ogawa; in Japan), Takejiro Okura (father; deceased at time of file), Hatsumi Okura (wife; nee Hatsumi Hashimoto) and Tomoko Okura (daughter; born 9 August 1939). His home address is listed as Telegraph Cove, BC. The family lived in a four room house on company property. He was forcibly uprooted 19 March 1942 and his address on 3 April 1943 was listed as Headingly, MB. He was uprooted again to Geraldton, ON on 28 October 1946. Property seized includes household belongings.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	31 March 1908
Nationality	Japanese national
Locations before uprooting	Telegraph Cove

Reel	C-9317 (13-25)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	1288
Name	Kakutaro Okura
Dates	Not Before: 20 March 1942 Not After: 19 August 1946

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1288: Kakutaro Okura

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Metadata Author: Lindy Marks

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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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