3209: Yonezo Nishi

Yonezo Nishi

He was born on 11 September 1898. When he was married to his first wife his name was Yonezo Katayama. He was a fisherman. His family includes Masa Nishi (mother; nee Masa Mori), Jiromatsu Nishi (father), Mayumi Nishi (wife; nee Mayumi Hamanishi), Miyako Nishi (daughter), Masaru Nishi (son), Keiko Nishi (daughter), Mary Nishi (daughter; born in 1942), William Nishi [also listed as Toshio Nishi] (son), and Kikumi Nishi (daughter). His home address is listed as PO Box 303, Steveston, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Greenwood, BC. He was exiled to Japan on 02 August 1946.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	11 September 1898
Nationality	Naturalized Canadian
Locations after uprooting	Greenwood, BC
Date exiled to Japan	02 August 1946
Locations before uprooting	Steveston

Reel	C-9334 (54-65)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	3209
Name	Yonezo Nishi

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3209: Yonezo Nishi

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Metadata Author: Mandy Choie

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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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