Only Canadian Muslim soldier to die in WW1 honoured at ceremony in London, Ont.

Pte.Hasan Amatwas 23 years-old when he died during the Battle of Hill 70, which took placeone hundred years ago this week.

Amat, originally from Singapore, isbelieved to be one of 22 Muslim soldiersto serve for Canada in the FirstWorld War.

"He's the only one who was killed in action," said Georgiana Stanciu, executive director of The Royal Canadian Regiment Museum in London.

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Amat'sstory has a few twist and turns including a stop in London, Ont. where he'll be honoured on Sunday along with others whoserved withhim at the Battle of Hill 70, which lasted for 10 days in August 1917.

"He had quite a bit of an adventure," said Stanciu, while sifting through his medical and service history.

Amatwas at first rejected by the RoyalCanadian Regiment when they said he was unfit to serve but did enlistin New Brunswick.

When asked if he had any military service, he replied:

"Five minutes in the RCR," saidStanciu.

Killed in action

Amatwas deployed to Francewith the 1st CanadianInfantry Battalion out of London, where hewas hospitalized with influenza three times while suffering from bronchitis and gum disease.

"What we know is that his unit was engaged in various other battles including Vimy," said Stanciu.

Amat has no known grave but his name is listed on the Vimy memorial.

The Battle of Hill 70 was a fought shortly after Vimyby the Canadian Corps, led for the first time by a Canadian officer, Lt.-Gen.Arthur Currie.

"They were fighting back and forth for maybe fivekilometres of territoryand were losing 10-15,000 people altogether in fouror fivedays," said Stanciu.

It's named the Battle of Hill 70 because the fight was waged over a high piece of land near the town of Lens, then occupied by German forces.

The ceremony atthe Wolseley Barracks CenotaphstartsSunday at 10:45 a.m..