Toshio Kurita
Bird Commission case file number 279. Custodian file number 12410. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_14_file_0279)
He was born on 20 May 1908. He was a paper tractor operator employed by Pacific Mills Limited, Ocean Falls, BC. His family includes Sugayo Kurita [possibly Suzayo Kurita] (mother; nee Sugayo Tanai or Suzayo Tanai), Sojiro Kurita (father), Ichiko Kurita (wife; nee Ichiko Tanaka), and Roy Yasuo Kurita (son). His home address is listed as 215 Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC. Ocean Falls, BC and 306 Alexander Street, Vancouver, BC are listed as former addresses. He was forcibly uprooted to Greenwood, BC and Penticton, BC.
Metadata
| Surname | Kurita |
| Forename | Toshio |
| Regularized Name | Toshio Kurita |
| Custodian Identification Number | 12410 |
| Nationality | Canadian born |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Greenwood, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Penticton, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Ocean Falls |
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