Noeru Morishita
Also known as Noel Morishita. Bird Commission case file number 1284. Custodian file number 1600. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_65_file_1284.)
He was born on 25 December 1917. He also went by the name Noel Morishita. He was a fisherman employed by his father. His family includes Utae Morishita (mother; nee Utae Yamasaki; in Japan) and Umetaro Morishita (father). His home address is listed as Tofino, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Glencoe Camp, ON, 127 Park Street North, Hamilton, ON, 450 Markham Street, Toronto, ON, and 53 Shannon Street, Toronto, ON. His real estate in Storm Bay, BC, which he owned in part with Mitsuzo Nakagawa, Etsuzo Nakagawa, and Yoshijiro Sakaguchi was seized, as was his home and chicken house on that lot. His other seized property listed includes the assets of the Tofino Japanese Association of which he was a member and household belongings.
Metadata
| Surname | Morishita |
| Forename | Noeru |
| Regularized Name | Noeru Morishita |
| PlaceName | Tofino |
| PlaceName | BC |
| Occupation | Fisherman |
| Custodian Identification Number | 1600 |
| Nationality | Canadian born |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Glencoe Camp, ON |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Hamilton, ON |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Toronto, ON |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Toronto, ON |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Tofino |
Collections
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