Kaizo Kamachi
Bird Commission case file number 1226. Custodian file number 1580. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_62_file_1226.)
Kamachi was born on 10 June 1886. He was an elevator operator, formerly employed by the Empress Hotel. His family includes Masu Kamachi (wife; nee Masu Yamataka), Yasukazu Kamachi (son; in Tokyo, Japan), and Kanaye Kamachi (daughter; in Tokyo, Japan). His home address is listed as 733 Discovery Street, Victoria, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Slocan, BC, Farnham, QC, and Montreal, QC. His listed seized property includes his home at 733 Discovery Street, Victoria, BC, carpenters tools, garden tools, phonograph records, household belongings, and a Kodak Pocket camera which was later shipped to him.
Metadata
| Surname | Kamachi |
| Forename | Kaizo |
| Regularized Name | Kaizo Kamachi |
| Street | 733 Discovery Street |
| PlaceName | Victoria |
| PlaceName | BC |
| Custodian Identification Number | 1580 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Slocan, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Farnham, QC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Montreal, QC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Victoria |
Collections
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