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killed during the First World War in the trenches near Authuille, France, Europe. His death will inspire folk songwriter Eric Bogle to write the song No Man's Land aka The Green Fields Of France which has been recorded by, among others, The Fureys, The Dropkick Murphys and Joss Stone And Jeff Beck.
Private William McBride of the Inniskilling Fusiliers is Tweet this Fact