1680: Tokujiro Kobayashi

Tokujiro Kobayashi

Kobayashi was born on 8 March 1898. He was an employee of Sproat Lake Sawmills Limited in Kleecoot, BC. His family includes Kinu Kobayashi (mother; deceased), Tokubai Kobayashi (father; deceased), Suma Kobayashi (wife), Kazuko Kobayashi [also listed as Kazu Kobayashi] (daughter), Mariko Kobayashi (daughter), Hajime Kobayashi (son), Mikio Kobayashi (son), Yoko Kobayashi (daughter), and Osamu Kobayashi (son). His home address is listed as Port Alberni, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Lemon Creek, BC. His listed seized property includes his five room cottage located on 4th Avenue in Port Alberni, and personal belongings including furniture, a sewing machine and garden tools.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	08 March 1898
Nationality	Japanese national
Locations before uprooting	Port Alberni

Reel	C-9323 (486-508)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	1680
Name	Tokujiro Kobayashi
Dates	Not Before: 18 March 1942 Not After: 24 October 1946

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1680: Tokujiro Kobayashi

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Metadata Author: Lindsey Jacobson

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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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