Teiichi Ishii
He was born on 04 January 1888. Ishii is also named in the file as Teichi Ishii. He was a screen tender of a paper mill. Employed by Pacific Paper Company, Ocean Falls, BC. His family includes Masu Ishii [also listed as Matsu Ishii] (wife; in Japan), Yukiye Ishii (daughter; in Japan), Shiguko Ishii (daughter; in Japan), Yoshitaka Ishii (son; in Japan), Masashi Ishii (son, in Japan). He lived at Ocean Falls, BC, was forcibly uprooted to 11 Mile Camp, Hope End, BC, and was exiled to Japan on 31 May 1946. His listed seized property includes: tools and materials; Japanese tea set; pictures; Japanese books, “sheets of famous Japanese poets writing brushwork”.
Metadata
| Forename | Teiichi |
| Surname | Ishii |
| Regularized Name | Teiichi Ishii |
| Custodian Identification Number | 13609 |
| Nationality | Japanese national |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Hope End, BC |
| Label | Exiled to Japan |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Ocean Falls |
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