Eikichi Nakashima
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An Eikichi Nakashima is listed as one of the fishing boat owners whose boat was seized by the custodian in 1942. Nakashima owned a boat worth $1600.00. His boat was sold to JP Moran on August 1, 1942 for $600.00. His home address is listed as 868 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC. "A litigant of Japanese descent involved in the legal challenge Nakashima v The King, Wakabayashi v The King, Jitaro Tanaka and Takehiro Tanaka v The King, [1947] 4 DLR 487.
- Evacuee Number 3899"
Bird Commission case file number 954B. Custodian file number 3899. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_48_file_0954b)
He was born on 11 October 1878. He was a fish buyer employed by B.C. Packers Company Limited, Vancouver, BC. His family includes Toyo Nakashima (wife; nee Toyo Nishi; deceased), Otoye Nakashima (wife; nee Otoye Masatani), Yasumatsu Nakashima (son), Shinji Nakashima (son), Masako Nakashima (daughter), Sueko Nakashima (daughter), and Manabu Nakashima (son). His home address is listed as 668 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Slocan, BC and North Kildonan, MB.
Metadata
| Surname (Romanized Japanese) | Nakashima |
| Forename (Romanized Japanese) | Eikichi |
| Regularized Name | Eikichi Nakashima |
| Custodian Identification Number | 3899 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Slocan, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | North Kildonan, MB |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
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