Tokumatsu Tamai
He was born on 01 September 1889. He was a self-employed fisherman. His family includes Tsune Tamai (mother; nee Tsune Shirai), Risuke Tamai (father), Hisaye Tamai (wife; nee Hisaye Hamada), Akiko Tamai (daughter), Kiyomi Tamai (son), Kazuyo Tamai (daughter), Hideo Tamai (son), and Toshiyo Tamai (daughter). His home address is listed as PO Box 18, Ucluelet, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Lemon Creek, Slocan, BC. He was exiled to Japan on 02 August 1946.
Metadata
| Forename | Tokumatsu |
| Surname | Tamai |
| Regularized Name | Tokumatsu Tamai |
| Custodian Identification Number | 669 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Slocan, BC |
| Label | Exiled to Japan |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Ucluelet |
Collections
Custodian Case Files (1)
Terminology
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