Tsutomu Odamura

Tsutomu Odamura

Bird Commission case file number 1170. Custodian file number 8689. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_59_file_1170.)
He was born on 8 January 1920. He was a mill worker employed Grower’s Box Supply Company Limited. His family includes Mine Odamura (mother; nee Mine Hamada), Magoichi Odamura (father), and Fusako Odamura (wife; Fusako Nozuye). His home address is listed as Rural Route No. 1, Haney, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Slocan, BC and Kapuskasing ON.

Metadata

SurnameOdamura
ForenameTsutomu
Regularized NameTsutomu Odamura
Custodian Identification Number8689
NationalityCanadian born
Residence (after uprooting)Slocan, BC
Residence (before uprooting)Haney

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