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).
You can take the deduction only if your total medical care expenses for the year are more than 7.5 percent of your adjusted gross income. Use Schedule A on your Form 1040 to figure out if you have enough expenses to take the deduction.For tax purposes, medical expenses include many things, including travel and transportation costs, as well as some of the costs of lodging and meals.f you use your car, you can deduct actual out-of-pocket expenses, such as gas and oil. If you donât want to bother figuring out your actual expenses, you can deduct the standard mileage rate. For 2010, the standard medical mileage rate is 16.5 cents per mile.