http://www.archive.org/details/songoftiadatha00ruttialaNow, having tried a bit of flattery, may i ask if you have ever heard of Owen Rutter's WWI piece 'The Song of Tiadatha' ? It is in the same style, and a most entertaining tale of how a upper class chap about town (London) in 1914 suddenly finds manhood through the war.
Rutter, Owen, 1889-1944
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Rutter
Still in copyright for European readers, unfortunately.
Ruth