LEST WE FORGET 167 FLAATEN, Norvald Scotty Lystrup WWII Norvald was born in Glenwood, Minnesota, USA on March 25, 1920. He came to Canada with his mother and joined his father in Weyburn, Saskatchewan. Norvald joined the Army on August 28, 1941 and was discharged on January 24, 1946. He served in Kiska in the Aleutian Islands, in England, Normandy, Belgium, Holland, and was in Oldenburg, Germany when Armistice was declared. Norvald was a driver mechanic with the Queen’s Own Highlanders of Canada in the 2nd Division and 6th Brigade and had a part in the movie production “Commandos Strike at Dawn”, filmed in Victoria, BC before his deployment overseas. He married Helen Gawiuk in 1951, had two children, and was a social worker until his retirement. He traveled to Dieppe with his wife in 1992 during the 50th Anniversary of the Dieppe Raid with other Highlanders and South Saskatchewan Regiment veterans. He received his 65-year Life Membership pin from The Royal Canadian Legion Weyburn Branch 47. Norvald passed away on October 15, 2011. FLATT, Dr. Charles Edmund WWI Charles was born on October 17, 1872, in Waterdown, Ontario to parents Samuel and Lavina (Bradt) Flatt. He graduated from Medical School at University of Toronto as a surgeon and married a registered nurse, Margaret Fraser, in April 1891. The couple had four children, Charles Jr., Samuel, Jean, and Mary. The family moved to Tantallon in 1903 and Dr. Flatt was Tantallon’s first doctor. They built a house in town where they raised their family. Dr. Flatt was known for always having his pipe in hand. Shortly after his son enlisted, Dr. Flatt enlisted on October 31, 1916, in Winnipeg with the Canadian Army Medical Corps. He arrived in England on March 4, 1917, and went to France on June 24, 1918, to the No. 10 CEF. He spent the entire time in France with his Forestry Regiment and was there during the great influenza outbreak. He was recalled to England for a short time in November 1918. He was discharged on November 19, 1919, in Regina and farmed in Tantallon after the war. Dr. Flatt retired to BC where he passed away on June 28, 1931, in Vancouver. FLATT, Charles Donald WWI Charles was born on January 26, 1898, in Campbellville, Ontario to Charles Edmund and Margaret (Fraser) Flatt. The family moved to Tantallon, Saskatchewan in 1903. He was working as a bank clerk when he enlisted on April 1, 1916, in Saskatoon with the 196th Western Universities Overseas Battalion at the age of eighteen. He left Canada on November 1, 1916, aboard the Southland. He was sent to France with the 46th Battalion on May 3, 1917, for eight months. On January 10, 1918, he was hospitalized for several weeks with a nasal obstruction and was granted a furlough to Canada for compassionate reasons from May 22, 1918, until November 15, 1918. He was discharged for compassionate reasons on November 15, 1918, and he resumed his education in agriculture at the U of S. He retired to British Columbia in the 1960’s. Charles died in Kamloops on August 15, 1980, and is buried at Hillside Cemetery in Kamloops.
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