Masao Terakita
Bird Commission case file number 551. Custodian file number 4720. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_27_file_0551)
He was born on 22 December 1897. He was a logging camp worker employed by Cameron Lake Logging Company, Pacific Building, Vancouver, BC. His family includes Ima Terakita [possibly Iwa Terakita] (mother; nee Ima Shibaike or Iwa Shibaike), Itoe Terakita (wife; nee Itoye Ura), Kazuyuki Terakita (son), Mitsuyuki Terakita (son), Yoshiyuki Terakita (son), Masaji Terakita (son), Tadashi Terakita [also known as Billy Tadasu Terakita] (son), Hiroko Terakita (daughter), and Momoyo Terakita (daughter). His home address is listed as Box 40, Coombs, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Slocan, BC.
Metadata
| Surname | Terakita |
| Forename | Masao |
| Regularized Name | Masao Terakita |
| Custodian Identification Number | 4720 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Slocan, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Coombs |
Collections
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Terminology
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