6913: Jun Kobayashi

Jun Kobayashi

He was born on 25 September 1903. He was a self-employed shoemaker. His family includes Toku Kobayashi (mother; nee Toku Takahashi), Hirokichi Kobayashi (father; deceased at time of file), Satoko Kobayashi (wife; nee Satoko Ishisaka), Betty Kobayashi [also listed as Sadako Kobayashi] (daughter; born 20 June 1931), Jane Kobayashi [also listed as Yoshiko Kobyashi] (daughter; born 11 June 1933), Helen Kobayashi [also listed as Takako Kobayashi] (daughter; born 8 March 1935), and Thomas Kobayashi [also appears as Toshiheko Kobayashi] (son; born 29 February 1940). His home address is listed as 836 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC. 806 Ewen Avenue, New Westminster, is also listed as an address he lived at. He was forcibly uprooted to Sandon, BC and New Denver, BC. His listed seized property includes two hundred gramophone records which he requested be given to Reverend Kenryu Tsuji of the Hompa Buddhist Temple at 604 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC, a phonograph, a go cart, a gramophone, a “Japanese Shrine” and “Japanese Dolls.”.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	25 September 1903
Nationality	Japanese national
Locations after uprooting	Sandon, BC New Denver, BC
Locations before uprooting	New Westminster

Reel	C-9370 (264-291)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	6913
Name	Jun Kobayashi
Dates	Not Before: 01 May 1942 Not After: 19 June 1947

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6913: Jun Kobayashi

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Metadata Author: Lindy Marks

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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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