1648: Kenji Onishi

Kenji Onishi

He was born on 23 December 1920. He was a mechanic employed by Nippon Auto Supply, 298 Alexander Street, Vancouver, BC. His family includes Sada Onishi (mother; nee Sada Ogawa) and Eijiro Onishi (father). He lived at 335 Ewen Avenue, New Westminster, BC and at 657 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Taft Camp, BC and Montreal, QC. His listed seized property includes half of a lot on Ewen Avenue, New Westminster, BC.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	23 December 1920
Nationality	Canadian born
Locations after uprooting	Taft Camp, BC Montreal, QC
Locations before uprooting	New Westminster Vancouver

Reel	C-9322 (1400-1423)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	1648
Name	Kenji Onishi
Dates	Not Before: 01 April 1942 Not After: 25 March 1945

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1648: Kenji Onishi

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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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