Isamu Abe
He was born on 25 December 1894. He was a millhand. His family includes Kabichi Abe (father; deceased at time of file), Sono Abe (mother; deceased at time of file), Yachiyo Abe (wife; nee Yachiyo Itonaga), Yurie Abe (daughter), Kenneth Abe [also listed as Kiyokazu Abe] (son; born on 27 July 1932), Nancy Abe [also listed as Ayano Abe] (daughter), Mary Abe [also listed as Misato Abe] (daughter), Harry Abe [also listed as Keiji Abe] (son). He lived in Port Alberni, BC. He was incarcerated at Petawawa and Angler, ON until 1943 then forcibly uprooted to Lemon Creek, BC. They moved to Hamilton, ON after the war. He had no seized property listed in file.
Metadata
| Forename | Isamu |
| Surname | Abe |
| Regularized Name | Isamu Abe |
| Custodian Identification Number | 14264 |
| Nationality | Japanese national |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Lemon Creek, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Port Alberni |
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