Yoshio Tanaka
Bird Commission case file number 764. Custodian file number 4844. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_38_file_0764)
He was born on 9 October 1915. He was a millhand employed by Fernridge Lumber Company, Haney, BC. His family includes Tsuyo Tanaka (mother; nee Tsuyo Yoshida), Sohichi Tanaka (father), Kimiye Tanaka (wife; nee Kimiye Takimoto), Nancy Tanaka [also listed as Yoshiye Tanaka] (daughter), and Arthur Tanaka [also listed as Akira Tanaka] (son; born 1944). His home address is listed as 22nd Road, 17th Avenue, Haney, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Diamond City, AB and Lethbridge, AB.
Metadata
| Surname | Tanaka |
| Forename | Yoshio |
| Regularized Name | Yoshio Tanaka |
| Custodian Identification Number | 4844 |
| Nationality | Canadian born |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Diamond City, AB |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Lethbridge, AB |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Haney |
Collections
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