9081: Matsu Tanaka

Matsu Tanaka

He was born on 18 March 1885. He was a self-employed fish broker, hardware merchant and owner of Steveston Hardware. His family includes Masaye Tanaka (wife; nee Masaye Nakata), and Masao Tanaka (son). His home address is listed as No. 44 Moncton Street, Steveston, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Grand Forks, BC and he was exiled to Japan on 2 October 1946.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	18 March 1885
Nationality	Naturalized Canadian
Locations after uprooting	Grand Forks, BC
Date exiled to Japan	02 October 1946
Locations before uprooting	Steveston

Reel	C-9388 (1669-1898)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	9081
Name	Matsu Tanaka

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Title

9081: Matsu 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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