| description | The item consists of a black and white photograph in the shape of an oval. The photograph is a portrait of a Japanese Canadian soldier and the image is cropped closely so that only his face and torso are visible with a lightly coloured backdrop. The soldier is dressed in full First World War Canadian Service Dress and his torso is positioned very slightly to the left while and is facing toward the camera. The soldier has been identified Private Usaku Shibuta, 228504, of the 52nd Battalion. Shibuta contracted TB in 1917, was discharged from the Army in 1918, and died of January 1919, and was buried in the Military Cemetery in Nelson, B.C. The photograph is attached to a piece of the original poster board. A white oval has been traced around the photograph. |