Toshio Matsuhara
Bird Commission case file number 1343. Custodian file number 1622. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_67_file_1343.)
Matsuhara was born on 24 January 1918. He was a fisherman. His family includes Yaku Matsuhara (mother; nee Yaku Nobusada) and Chonosuke Matsuhara (father). He lived in Hakoda Bay, Ucluelet, BC and was forcibly uprooted to Minto City, BC and 1223 Berger Street, Montreal, QC. His listed seized property includes: house “built on land belonging to a group of 8 other Japanese”; household belongings; boat “Mutsu”/“T.N.”; fishing equipment; sewing machine.
Metadata
| Surname | Matsuhara |
| Forename | Toshio |
| Regularized Name | Toshio Matsuhara |
| Custodian Identification Number | 1622 |
| Nationality | Canadian born |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Minto City, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Montreal, QC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Ucluelet |
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