Set in 1961, Veteran of Vimy is the story of a young university student who learns some of the best history lessons can be found outside the classroom. Kirby Matthews, a varsity football player, visits a southwestern Ontario veteran's hospital to get a personal account of the tragedy and triumph of one of the most important battles in Canadian history. 

This is Vincent Ball's second play in a three-play trilogy dealing with the wartime experiences of members from Brantford, Brant County and the Six Nations during the First World War.

The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a military engagement fought primarily as part of the Battle of Arras, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France, during the First World War. The main combatants were the four divisions of the Canadian Corps in the First Army, against three divisions of the German 6th Army. The battle, which took place from 9 to 12 April 1917, was part of the opening phase of the Battle of Arras, the first attack of the Nivelle Offensive, intended to attract German reserves from the French front.