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.
Enligt Commonwealth War Graves Commission fanns det åtta soldater med namnet "William McBride" och ytterligare sex listade som "W. McBride" som dog i Frankrike eller Belgien under första världskriget, men ingen matchar soldaten i sången.