May MacLachlan
A teacher in Tashme during the internment era who worked for the United Church at schools set up to teach Japanese Canadians. She was a missionary in Japan prior to the start of the Second World War, and was still in Japan when in broke out. She was sent back through a civilian exchange.
Metadata
| Surname | MacLachlan |
| Forename | May |
| Regularized Name | May MacLachlan |
Terminology
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