1349: Tetsuo Sameshima

Tetsuo Sameshima

Sameshima was born on 13 October 1917. He was a shoe repairer employed by Satoshi Maruno who was also his landlord. Takeji Samejima was a third partner in the business, the Togo Shoe Repair Shop in Nanaimo, BC. His family includes Kumi Sameshima (mother; in Japan) and Saichi Sameshima (father; deceased at time of file). His home address is listed as 25 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Coldstream Ranch, Vernon, BC. His listed seized property includes a Sparton Receiver Radio.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	13 October 1917
Nationality	Canadian born
Locations after uprooting	Vernon, BC
Locations before uprooting	Nanaimo

Reel	C-9317 (1258-1279)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	1349
Name	Tetsuo Sameshima
Dates	Not Before: 04 April 1942 Not After: 11 May 1945

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1349: Tetsuo Sameshima

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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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