Capt. (Ret.) Curtis Mainville, a twenty-two-year veteran of the Canadian Forces, graduated from the University of New Brunswick with a master's of arts (history) degree in 2012. He is the author of several scholarly articles on the subject of New Brunswick's social and military history and is presently engaged in the compilation of newspaper articles relating to the Great War and the twenty-six thousand men and women of the province who served in uniform.