George Umemoto

George Umemoto

Bird Commission case file number 1193. Custodian file number 3565. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_60_file_1193.)
He was born on 5 March 1914. He is also listed in the file as Yaichi Umemoto. He was a truck driver. His family includes Haru Umemoto (mother), Yasuzo Umemoto (father), and Kazuko Umemoto (wife). His home address is listed as 2316 Wall Street, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Minto, BC and Toronto, ON.

Metadata

SurnameUmemoto
ForenameGeorge
AddNameYaichi
Regularized NameGeorge Umemoto
SurnameUmemoto
Regularized Name Umemoto
Custodian Identification Number3565
NationalityCanadian born
Residence (after uprooting)Minto, BC
Residence (after uprooting)Toronto, ON
Residence (before uprooting)Vancouver

Collections

Custodian Case Files (1)
Other Archival Files (1)

Terminology

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