Harry Nagai

Harry Nagai

Bird Commission case file number 1324 (abandoned). Custodian file number 6931. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_67_file_1324.)
He was born on 26 February 1915. He also used the name Harry Haruuki Nagai. He was a self-employed mechanic who ran the business Harry’s Garage. His family includes Kiyino Nagai (mother) and Shoichi Nagai (father). His home address is listed as Rural Route No. 1, Whonnock, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Toronto, ON. His listed seized property includes his real estate in Hammond, BC, along with a house and garage built on the lot, a gas pump, garage tools, as well as mechanical tools and machinery.

Metadata

SurnameNagai
ForenameHarry
AddNameHaruiki
Regularized NameHarry Nagai
ForenameHaruuki
Regularized NameHaruuki
Custodian Identification Number6931
NationalityCanadian born
Residence (after uprooting)Toronto, ON
Residence (before uprooting)Whonnock

Collections

Custodian Case Files (1)
Other Archival Files (1)

Terminology

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