Bunjiro Kawabata
Bird Commission case file number 682. Custodian file number 4972. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_33_file_0682)
He was born on 9 December 1942. He was a self-employed fisherman. His family includes Hama Kawabata [possibly Ham Kawabata] (mother; nee Hama Sugiyama or Ham Sugiyama), Kamokichi Kawabata (father), and Sayono Kawabata (wife), Yuriko Kawabata (daughter), Masao Kawabata (son), and Fumio Kawabata (daughter). His home address is listed as Rural Route No. 1, House 684, Railway Avenue, Steveston, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Taber, AB and Barnwell, AB.
Metadata
| Surname | Kawabata |
| Forename | Bunjiro |
| Regularized Name | Bunjiro Kawabata |
| Custodian Identification Number | 4972 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Taber, AB |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Barnwell, AB |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Steveston |
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