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
| Surname | Nagai |
| Forename | Harry |
| AddName | Haruiki |
| Regularized Name | Harry Nagai |
| Forename | Haruuki |
| Regularized Name | Haruuki |
| Custodian Identification Number | 6931 |
| Nationality | Canadian born |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Toronto, ON |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Whonnock |
Collections
Custodian Case Files (1)
Other Archival Files (1)
Terminology
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