FamilySearch ID: GM44-6BG
Wikitree ID: Inouye-40
Zennosuke Inouye was born in Asagun, Hiroshima, Japan, on September 13, 1883. He immigrated to Canada in 1900 and worked various jobs. He worked for Saeki Tadaichi who had a real estate business in Vancouver and became the first Japanese-Canadian to get a chauffeur license. He became a naturalized citizen in 1914.
He enlisted in the Canadian Army on June 6, 1916 in Alberta after being denied the opportunity to do so in British Columbia. He served in 13th Battalion of the Canadian Mounted Rifles, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, and the 52nd Canadian Infantry Battalion and became one of 222 Japanese-Canadians who served in World War I. Zennosuke was wounded while serving in France in 1917 and then was discharged in 1919. In 1920, Zennosuke married Hatsuno Morikawa (1900-1993). Together Zennosuke and Hatsuno
5 children: Arthur Inouye [also listed as Rizo Inouye] (1921-1990),
Tom Inouye [also listed as Futari Inouye] (1923-1981),
and Robert Inouye [also listed as Bob Inouye and Zenso Inouye] (1925-1995),
and then two daughters, Yasuko (Mary) and Kiyoko (Beverly).
https://rbscarchives.library.ubc.ca/zennosuke-inouye
In February 1942, the Canadian government ordered all Japanese Canadians from coastal British Columbia to relocate to the interior.
Custodian Identification Number 8788
https://loi.uvic.ca/archive/C-9386_8788.html?ref=inou142
'A real hero': City of Surrey honours Japanese-Canadian veteran Zennosuke Inouye
https://globalnews.ca/news/8878389/zennosuke-inouye-surrey-park/
Zennosuke Inouye: A Canadian Veteran The struggle for his land.
https://www.surreyhistory.ca/inouye.html
Zennosuke Inouye: Canadian Veteran by Peter Neary
https://centre.nikkeiplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2005-Volume-10-No.-3.pdf
FamilySearch ID: GM44-6BG
Wikitree ID: Inouye-40
Zennosuke Inouye was born in Asagun, Hiroshima, Japan, on September 13, 1883. He immigrated to Canada in 1900 and worked various jobs. He worked for Saeki Tadaichi who had a real estate business in Vancouver and became the first Japanese-Canadian to get a chauffeur license. He became a naturalized citizen in 1914.
He enlisted in the Canadian Army on June 6, 1916 in Alberta after being denied the opportunity to do so in British Columbia. He served in 13th Battalion of the Canadian Mounted Rifles, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, and the 52nd Canadian Infantry Battalion and became one of 222 Japanese-Canadians who served in World War I. Zennosuke was wounded while serving in France in 1917 and then was discharged in 1919. In 1920, Zennosuke married Hatsuno Morikawa (1900-1993). Together Zennosuke and Hatsuno
5 children: Arthur Inouye [also listed as Rizo Inouye] (1921-1990),
Tom Inouye [also listed as Futari Inouye] (1923-1981),
and Robert Inouye [also listed as Bob Inouye and Zenso Inouye] (1925-1995),
and then two daughters, Yasuko (Mary) and Kiyoko (Beverly).
https://rbscarchives.library.ubc.ca/zennosuke-inouye
In February 1942, the Canadian government ordered all Japanese Canadians from coastal British Columbia to relocate to the interior.
Custodian Identification Number 8788
https://loi.uvic.ca/archive/C-9386_8788.html?ref=inou142
'A real hero': City of Surrey honours Japanese-Canadian veteran Zennosuke Inouye
https://globalnews.ca/news/8878389/zennosuke-inouye-surrey-park/
Zennosuke Inouye: A Canadian Veteran The struggle for his land.
https://www.surreyhistory.ca/inouye.html
Zennosuke Inouye: Canadian Veteran by Peter Neary
https://centre.nikkeiplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2005-Volume-10-No.-3.pdf
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