Kipling had some thing to say on this :-

When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains,
And the women come out to cut up what remains,
Jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains
An' go to your Gawd like a soldier.
Go, go, go like a soldier,
Go, go, go like a soldier,
Go, go, go like a soldier,
So-oldier of the Queen!

Catters Rudyard Kipling is a much underated poet.

For the full text < a href="http://www.poetryloverspage.com/poets/kipling/kipling_ind.html"> Click here and go to "The Young British Soldier".

I beg to submit a browse through that website might be in order.

Gareth