8463: Sakuma Okabe

Sakuma Okabe

He was born on 5 July 1892. He was a millworker employed by Ocean Falls Pulp & Paper Company, Ocean Falls, BC. His family includes Aino Okabe (wife; in Japan), Yashitaka Okabe (son; in Japan), Yasuko Okabe (daughter; in Japan), Kumayo Okabe (daughter; in Japan), Masakatsu Okabe (son; in Japan), Shichi Okabe (mother), and Kayouhei Okabe (father). His home address is listed as Box 500, Ocean Falls, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Magrath, Alberta.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	05 July 1892
Nationality	Japanese national
Locations before uprooting	Ocean Falls

Reel	C-9382 (707-713)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	8463
Name	Sakuma Okabe

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Title

8463: Sakuma Okabe

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Metadata Author: Aiying Yuan

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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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