Kohei Nishiyama
Bird Commission case file number 577. Custodian file number 1078. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_28_file_0577)
He was born on 10 May 1895. He was a railway worker employed by the Great Northern Railway in Spokane, WA. His family includes Juki Nishiyama (mother; nee Juki Murakami), Kiheiji Nishiyama (father), Hide Nishiyama (wife; nee Hide Murakami), Makio Nishiyama (son), and May Nishiyama [also listed as Masao Nishiyama] (daughter). His home address is listed as 806 Ewen Avenue, New Westminster, BC. 344 Brunette, Street, New Westminster is listed as a former address. He was forcibly uprooted to Tashme, BC; Welling, AB; and Raymond, AB.
Metadata
| Surname | Nishiyama |
| Forename | Kohei |
| Regularized Name | Kohei Nishiyama |
| Custodian Identification Number | 1078 |
| Nationality | Japanese national |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Tashme, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Welling, AB |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Raymond, AB |
| Residence (before uprooting) | New Westminster |
Collections
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Other Archival Files (1)
Terminology
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