Masao Hiraoka

Masao Hiraoka

Bird Commission case file number 897. Custodian file number 1793 (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_45_file_0897). Son of Heijiro Hiraoka. Owner of the fishing vessel "Tzaartoos."
He was born on 9 July 1916. He was a fisherman. His family includes Kise Hiraoka (mother; nee Kise Nunota), Heijiro Hiraoka (father), and Sumiko Hiraoka (wife; nee Sumiko Yodokawa). His home address is listed as Bamfield, BC. 391 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC is listed as a former address. He was forcibly uprooted to Fuel Wood Project, Hunter Siding, BC, Rosebery, BC and Tashme, BC.

Metadata

SurnameHiraoka
ForenameMasao
Regularized NameMasao Hiraoka
Custodian Identification Number1793
NationalityCanadian born
Residence (after uprooting)Hunter Siding, BC
Residence (after uprooting)Rosebery, BC
Residence (after uprooting)Tashme, BC
Residence (before uprooting)Bamfield

Shared Surnames

Hiraoka

Terminology

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