1496: Toyotoshi Tahara

Toyotoshi Tahara

Tahara was born on 25 July 1898. He was a saw mill worker employed by B.C. Pulp & Paper Company, Woodfibre, BC. His family includes Shimazu Tahara (mother), Rinzo Tahara (father), Kikuye Tahara (wife), Hiroshi Tahara (son), Katsuaki Tahara (son), and Toshiyuki Tahara (son). His home address is listed as 325 West Fourth Avenue, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Sandon, BC, and exiled to Japan on 2 August 1946. His listed seized property includes his eleven acres of land in Ruskin, BC which was sold to the Director of the Veterans’ Land Act.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	25 July 1898
Nationality	Japanese national
Locations after uprooting	Sandon, BC
Date exiled to Japan	02 August 1946
Locations before uprooting	Vancouver

Reel	C-9320 (927-946)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	1496
Name	Toyotoshi Tahara
Dates	Not Before: 22 March 1942 Not After: 07 March 1947

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1496: Toyotoshi Tahara

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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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