1944: Toyonobu Kozai

Toyonobu Kozai

He was born on 11 May 1908. He is also listed in the file as Toyonobu William Kozai. He was a mill hand employed by B.C. Fir, Cedar & Lumber Company, Vancouver, BC. His family includes Tatsu Kozai (mother; nee Tatsu Natsuhara), Toyogiro Kozai (father), Sumiko Kozai (wife; nee Sumiko Hori), Keiko Kozai [also listed as Kay Keiko Kozai] (daughter), and Phyllis Kozai [also listed as Toyomi Kozai] (daughter). His home address is listed as 1024 West 6th Avenue, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Canada Packers Limited, West St. Clair Avenue, Toronto, ON.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	11 May 1908
Nationality	Canadian born
Locations after uprooting	Toronto, ON
Locations before uprooting	Vancouver

Reel	C-9326 (40-50)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	1944
Name	Toyonobu Kozai

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1944: Toyonobu Kozai

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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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