8639: Kenji Okabe

Kenji Okabe

He was born on 1 January 1910. He was a self-employed fruit farmer. His family includes Itsu Okabe (mother; nee Itsu Asaoka), Kentaro Okabe (father), Yoshiye Okabe (wife; nee Yoshiye Nagasaka), Kunio Okabe (son), and Itsuye Okabe (daughter). His home address is listed as Horrel Road, Rural Route No. 1, New Westminster, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Carey, MB, Elie, MB and he was exiled to Japan on 31 May 1946.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	01 January 1910
Nationality	Japanese national
Locations after uprooting	Carey, MB Elie, MB
Date exiled to Japan	31 May 1946
Locations before uprooting	New Westminster

Reel	C-9384 (1-50)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	8639
Name	Kenji Okabe

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Title

8639: Kenji Okabe

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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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