Wataru Koyanagi
Bird Commission case file number 688. Custodian file number 5648. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_33_file_0688)
He was born in 1920. He was a self-employed grocer. His family includes Shio Koyanagi [possibly Shio Koyanage] (mother), and Sakumatsu Koyanagi (father). His home address is listed as Acme Cannery, Shannon Road, Eburne, Sea Island, BC and 1014 Cardero Street, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Coaldale, AB and Taber, AB.
Metadata
| Surname | Koyanagi |
| Forename | Wataru |
| Regularized Name | Wataru Koyanagi |
| Custodian Identification Number | 5648 |
| Nationality | Canadian born |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Coaldale, AB |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Taber, AB |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Sea Island |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
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