1684: Shozo Tomita

Shozo Tomita

He was born in 1890. He was a self employed dry cleaner. His family includes, Kiwo Tomita (mother; in Japan), Shohichi Tomita (father; deceased), Yuwa Tomita (wife), George Tomita [also listed as Shotaro Tomita] (son), Masayasu Tomita (son). His home address is listed as 1368 West Pender Street, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Normanville, Montreal. His listed seized property includes a lot at North East Quarter section 44, in the Town of Hastings Suburban, a 1930 Ford Sedan Vehicle, dry cleaning equipment, and household belongings including home furnishings, a sewing machine.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	1890
Nationality	Japanese national
Locations before uprooting	Vancouver

Reel	C-9323 (534-582)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	1684
Name	Shozo Tomita
Dates	Not Before: 30 March 1942 Not After: 04 November 1945

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1684: Shozo Tomita

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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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