Tamotsu Matsune
He is also known as Thomas Tamotsu Matsune.
Bird Commission case file number 532. Custodian file number 5282. He also gave evidence in Bird Commission case file number 601. Son-in-law of Ei Hiji. (Sources: lac_rg33-69_volume_26_file_0532 and lac_rg33-69_volume_26_file_0601)
He was born on 17 October 1899. He was a self-employed farmer. His family includes Emi Matsune (mother; Emi Oyama), Inosuke Matsune (father), Sumi Matsune (wife), Marion Matsune (daughter), Lillian Matsune (daughter), Kenneth Matsune (son), Victor Matsune (son), Roy Matsune (son), Robert Matsune (son), and Osamu Matsune (son). His home address is listed as 21st Avenue, Haney, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Lethbridge, AB.
Metadata
| Surname | Matsune |
| Forename | Tamotsu |
| AddName | Tom |
| Regularized Name | Tamotsu Matsune |
| Custodian Identification Number | 5282 |
| Nationality | Japanese national |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Lethbridge, AB |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Haney |
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