Rawlings was playing for hometown club Andover when he enlisted to fight in World War I in 1914, aged 18. He served with the Wessex Field Ambulance and was awarded the 1914 star. He married Ethel M. Brown in 1921.
Rawlings was playing for his hometown club, Andover, when he enlisted to fight in World War I in 1914 at age 18. He served with the Wessex Field Ambulance and received the 1914 star. He married Ethel M. Brown in 1921.