Hasan Amat

Hasan Amat (alternatively Hason or Hassan; 1894–1917) was a Canadian soldier. Hasan Amat was born in Singapore in 1894, then part of the British Straits Settlements. He served as a private in the Royal Canadian Regiment, the 4th Overseas Pioneer Battalion, and the 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion. Amat died at the Battle of Hill 70; he was one of 22 Muslim Canadians to serve and the only one to die in the First World War. He is recognized on the Vimy Memorial.

First World War service

During the First World War, Amat enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He served as a private in a Canadian infantry unit that was part of the Canadian Corps on the Western Front in France.