Hinajiro Ohtani
He was born on 27 June 1893. He was a logger employed by Dumaresq Logging Company Limited, Allison Harbour, BC. His family includes Otoyo Ohtani (mother; nee Otoyo Masuda) and Jintaro Ohtani (father). He lived in Paldi, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Essex, ON, care of the Ontario Farm Service Force.
Metadata
| Forename | Hinajiro |
| Surname | Ohtani |
| Regularized Name | Hinajiro Ohtani |
| Custodian Identification Number | 322 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Essex, ON |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Paldi |
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