1399: Arataro Tanaka

Arataro Tanaka

Tanaka was born on 26 April 1889. He was a waiter at the King George Hotel, employed by Anglo Canadian Hotel Company, Saskatoon, SK. His family includes Kuno Tanaka (mother; nee Kuno Toyowara; deceased at time of file), Kuichi Tanaka (father; deceased at time of file), Mrs. Hisao Hatanaka (common-law wife), Haruo Hatanaka (son), Frank Hatanaka [also listed as Ryo Hatanaka] (son). His home address is listed as 328 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Tashme, BC. No seized property is listed in the file.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	26 April 1889
Nationality	Naturalized Canadian
Locations after uprooting	Tashme, BC
Locations before uprooting	Vancouver

Reel	C-9318 (1674-1680)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	1399
Name	Arataro Tanaka
Dates	Not Before: 04 April 1942 Not After: 15 October 1945

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1399: Arataro Tanaka

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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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