Moichiro Tonomura

Moichiro Tonomura

He was born on 21 March 1898. He was a farmer. His family includes Kuni Tonomura (mother; nee Kuni Yamamura), Senjiro Tonomura (father), Tsuma Tonomura (wife; nee Tsuma Okuno), George Tonomura [also listed as Shigeru Tonomura] (son), Betty Tonomura [also listed as Tsuyuko Tonomura] (daughter), Gene Tonomura [also known as Jean Mitsuko Tonomura] (daughter), and John Tonomura [also listed as Eiji Tonomura] (son). His home address is listed as Wren Road, Mission, BC. He was interned at Internment Camp 101, Angler, ON before being exiled to Japan on 2 August 1946.

Metadata

ForenameMoichiro
SurnameTonomura
Regularized NameMoichiro Tonomura
Custodian Identification Number1111_xi
NationalityJapanese national
LabelExiled to Japan
Residence (before uprooting)Mission
Residence (after uprooting)Angler, ON

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