Kokichi Wakayama
Bird Commission case file number 1198. Custodian file number 13057. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_61_file_1198.)
He was born on 4 June 1898. He was a grocery store owner or employee. His family includes Mitsu Wakayama (mother; nee Mitsu Hisazumi), Hatsutaro Wakayama (father), Kinu Wakayama (wife; nee Kinu Abe), Masami Wakayama (son), Hiroshi Wakayama (son), Kumi Wakayama (daughter), and Tamio Wakayama (son). His home address is listed as Hammond, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Kelowna, BC; New Denver, BC; and Cedar Springs, ON.
Metadata
| Surname | Wakayama |
| Forename | Kokichi |
| Regularized Name | Kokichi Wakayama |
| Custodian Identification Number | 13057 |
| Nationality | Japanese national |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Kelowna, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | New Denver, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Cedar Springs, ON |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Hammond |
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Terminology
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