Kunimatsu Saimoto
He was born on 01 June 1890. He was a self-employed fish broker. His family includes Kiku Saimoto (wife; nee Kiku Kubo), Yukio Saimoto (son), Nobuko Saimoto (daughter), Fumio Saimoto (son), Sueko Saimoto (daughter), Hisao Saimoto (son), Mikio Saimoto (son), Taeko Saimoto (daughter), Shigeo Saimoto (son) and Sayoko Saimoto (daughter). His home address is listed as 644 2nd Avenue, Steveston, BC. P.O. Box 451, Steveston, BC is listed as a former address. He was forcibly uprooted to Minto City, BC and P.O. Box 412, Revelstoke, BC.
Metadata
| Forename | Kunimatsu |
| Surname | Saimoto |
| Regularized Name | Kunimatsu Saimoto |
| Custodian Identification Number | 9609 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Minto City, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Revelstoke, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Steveston |
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