12471: Hikotaro Nishimura

Hikotaro Nishimura

He was born on 20 September 1901. He was a self-employed dry cleaner at 1179 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC. His family includes Maki Nishimura (mother), Hikosaburo Nishimura (father), Masu Nishimura (wife; nee Masu Watanabe), Hikoshige Nishimura (son), Takashi Nishimura (son), Mitsuo Nishimura (son), and Terumi Nishimura (son). His home address is listed as 1889 Triumph Street, Vancouver, BC. 1179 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC is listed as a former address. He was forcibly uprooted to Hastings Park, Vancouver, BC and Lemon Creek, Slocan Extension, BC. He was exiled to Japan on 2 August 1946.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	20 September 1901
Nationality	Japanese national
Locations after uprooting	Lemon Creek, BC Slocan Extension, BC
Date exiled to Japan	02 August 1946
Locations before uprooting	Vancouver

Reel	C-9415 (1803-1819)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	12471
Name	Hikotaro Nishimura

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12471: Hikotaro Nishimura

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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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