Makoto Omura
Bird Commission case file number 1109. Custodian file number 8699. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_56_file_1109)
He was born on 7 April 1918. He was a millhand employed by Hammond Cedar Company. Hammond, BC. His family includes Kiwa Omura [possibly Kiwi Omura] (mother; nee Kiwa Sakai or Kiwi Sakai), and Chiyokichi Omura [possibly Chukichi Omura] (father). His home address is listed as Powerline Road, Rural Route No. 1, Port Hammond, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Essex Camp, ON and Toronto, ON.
Metadata
| Surname | Omura |
| Forename | Makoto |
| AddName | Shei |
| Regularized Name | Makoto Omura |
| Forename | Makoto |
| Regularized Name | Makoto |
| Custodian Identification Number | 8699 |
| Nationality | Canadian born |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Essex Camp, ON |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Toronto, ON |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Port Hammond |
Collections
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