Toshio Sameshima
Bird Commission case file number 739. Custodian file number 6548. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_37_file_0739)
He was born on 6 December 1918. He was a fisherman employed by B.C. Packers, Steveston, BC. His family includes Fujiye Sameshima (mother; nee Fujiye Yamashita), and Tomekichi Sameshima (father). His home address is listed as Canadian Pacific Cannery, Steveston, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Iron Springs, AB and Turin, AB.
Metadata
| Surname | Sameshima |
| Forename | Toshio |
| Regularized Name | Toshio Sameshima |
| Custodian Identification Number | 6548 |
| Nationality | Canadian born |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Iron Springs, AB |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Turin, AB |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Steveston |
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