Hyoshiro Hirai

He was born on 2 January 1907. He was a sawmill worker employed by Cartwright Lumber Company. His family includes Sekizo Hirai (father; in Japan), Matsu Hirai (mother; nee Matsu Tamemura; in Japan), Fujiye Hirai (wife; nee Fujiye Fujino), and Shigeru Hirai (son). His home address is listed as 566 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Lemon Creek, BC and exiled to Japan on 2 October 1946.

Metadata

Forename	Hyoshiro
Surname	Hirai
Regularized Name	Hyoshiro Hirai
Custodian Identification Number	11822
Nationality	Japanese national
Residence (after uprooting)	Lemon Creek, BC
Label	Exiled to Japan
Residence (before uprooting)	Vancouver

Collections

Custodian Case Files (1)

11822: Hyoshiro Hirai

Shared Surnames

Hirai

Name	See also
Ai Hirai
Akemi HIrai
Akemi Hirai
Aya Hirai
Chiyoka Hirai
F Hirai
Fujiye Hirai
Fukutaro Hirai
Hatsue Hirai
Heishirou Hirai	平居平四郞
Hyoshiro Hirai
Kisaku Hirai
Kyushuo Hirai
Kyuushirou Hirai	平居久四郞
Shigeo Hirai
Shigeru HIrai
Shigeru Hirai
Tsunejiro Hirai
Yoshiko Hamanishi	Yoshiko Hamanishi

Terminology

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