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Private, Co. F, 30th Div., 120th Reg. Born in Edgecombe County; son of G. W. and Mrs. E. T. Rawles. Entered service July 1, 1917, at Tarboro, N.C. Sent to camp at Greenville. Sailed for France, May 12, 1918, Fought in all battles in France and Belgium with his regiment. Killed in France. Buried near Mont Bohean. Killed Oct. 9th, about 1:00 P. M., while making an advance, was caught in a machine gun barrage, hit in breast by machine gun bullets and killed instantly.