5509: Rokuya Tanaka

Rokuya Tanaka

He was born on 11 February 1878. He owned a fish shop. His family includes Chie Tanaka (mother; nee Chie Kitabayashi), Sanyomon Tanaka (father), Kiyo Tanaka (wife; nee Kiyo Yoshimichi; in Japan), and Yuriko Tanaka (daughter; in Japan). His home address is listed as 1484 Commission Drive, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Tashme, BC and he was exiled to Japan on 31 May 1946.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	11 February 1878
Nationality	Naturalized Canadian
Locations after uprooting	Tashme, BC
Date exiled to Japan	31 May 1946
Locations before uprooting	Vancouver

Reel	C-9359 (697-724)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	5509
Name	Rokuya Tanaka

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Title

5509: Rokuya Tanaka

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Metadata Author: Jayson Jap

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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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