According to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, there were eight soldiers named William McBride, and a further six listed as W. McBride, who died in France or Belgium during the First World War but none matches the soldier in the song.
If you do not claim 100% of your self-employed health insurance deduction, you can include the remaining premiums with your other medical expenses as an itemized deduction on Form 1040, Schedule A (PDF).
Jupiterimages/Creatas/Getty Images. You can't write off your personal medical bills as a business expense. Instead, you deduct medical expenses as a personal itemized deduction on Schedule A. Total your expenses, subtract 10 percent of your adjusted gross income, and whatever remains is your deduction. The tax law allows a few limited cases in which you can deduct medical spending from your business income.