Yoshikatsu Sawada
He was a World War I veteran. He was uprooted to Essondale, BC, and exiled to Japan on 17 June 1946.
At Essondale since 1931 so assumed Vancouver as location uprooted from; Ancestry lists Vancouver on original immigration and also ship passenger list from Liverpool to NY in 1919.
Metadata
| Forename | Yoshikatsu |
| Surname | Sawada |
| Regularized Name | Yoshikatsu Sawada |
| Custodian Identification Number | 15694 |
| Nationality | Unknown |
| Label | Exiled to Japan |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Essondale, BC |
Collections
Custodian Case Files (1)
Terminology
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