COLONEL KENNETH RAWLINS

Kenneth Rawlins was the son of Salvation Army Officers from Scotland.

The earliest recollections of Colonel Kenneth Rawlins centre upon the corps at Glace Bay, N.S. He was 3 years old when his parents were appointed in change of this centre. For many years they had been active in the Dovercount Corps, Toronto, his father having been corps sergeant major.

They were accepted as officers and, wlhout going through the training college, were appointed to Nova Scotia, serving also at New Glasgow and Dartmouth as well as commanding corps in the province of Quebec.

During those early years Kenneth gave his heart to God in a young people's meeting. As with many Army youngsters, he grew up in corps activities and a growing desire to do more for the Kingdom brought a conviction that God wanted him as an officer. He was employed at the General Electric plant at the time he made known his intentions to his parents.

His older brother, now Brigadier Arthur Rawlins, was already an officer.

After entering training from the Lansing Corps in Toronto, he was commissioned in 1939 to another To Torontoo corps, at Leaside. He had the unique experience of receiving his commission as lieutenant from the hand of General Evangeline Booth, and, a few weeks later, his marching orders from Commissioner George Carpenter who, in the interval, had become General-Elect. The young officer had only one other corps appointment, Hamilton VI, before he was transferred to war work. For three years he undertook welfare duties with the Canadian Army at Camp Petawawa, and Currie Barracks, Alberta, followed by similar service in England

Returning to Canada in 1946 he received an appointment on the staff of the training college for officers in Toronto. The next year he commenced his long association with territorial headquarter: eight years as private secretary to three successive territorial commanders: -Commissioners Charles Baugh, William Dalziel and Wycliffe Booth ; 13 years directing !territorial music affairs and, following a break, when he held appointments as a divisional commander-Alberta (1968-70) and Metro-Toronto (1970-75), in his present assignment as field secretary.

In 1952 the colonel married Lieutenantant Arlian Cameron, daughter of the late Colonel Arthur Cameron and Mrs. Colonel Cameron. The colonel was chief secretary at the time of his promotion to Glory in 1962.

Colonel and Mrs. Rawlins have four sons. Mrs. Rawlins is territorial secretary for the Salvation Army Nurses' Fellowship. She became an officer from North Toronto in 1951 and, prior (to marriage, served as a corps officer at Lachine, Quebec, and Newmarket, Ont.

Colonel Rawlins 'holds the diploma of an Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Toronto. As an accompanist (piano, organ and piano-accordion) he travelled across Canada and the United States with the brilliant soprano cornetist who is now Lieut.-Colonel Ernest Parr. He now provides background music for his wife, both as an elocutionist and vocal soloist. He is the composer of several vocal and instrumental pieces in use around the Army world.