Sir A. Rawlinson C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O.

Rawlinson was the 3rd Baronet. He was born in 1867 and died in 1934. He was a soldier, intelligence officer, sportsman, pioneer motorist and aviator. At the outbreak of war he was 47, too old for service, even as a reservist. He offered himself and his car to the RAC, who were assembling a Corps of Volunteer Motor Drivers, 25 strong, which set out to France with the BEF to act as chauffeurs and despatch carriers for the General Staff. He was transferred in October 1914 to a staff position with IV Corps, commanded by his brother, the more famous Rawlinson. He was given the rank of Colonel by Sir John French. He returned to England in May 1915 after having been injured. There he was informed by the War Office that his rank was unrecognised, so he then went to the Admiralty and volunteered his services. He was appointed a Lt-Commander with the RNVR and served in Air Defence. In 1917 he was transferred back to the Army with the rank of Lt-Colonel. In January 1918 he resigned his commission and effected a transfer to the Intelligence Corps, with the rank of Colonel. His subsequent assignments included tours of duty in The Caucasus, and Eastern Anatolia between 1918 and 1922. His book "Adventures in the Near East" (q.v.) chronicled this period of his life.

RCC8001 Adventures in the Near East 1918 - 1922 (Rawlinson)