Cato Russel Haughton Dearlove

Cato Dearlove was born on 10 July 1888 at Black Springs, South Australia.

Cato received his early education in the country, under the tuition of his father who was a State school teacher. Later he came  to Adelaide and entered the Education Department, for some time teaching at the Mitcham and Unley public schools.  

Cato commenced study for an arts degree at the University of Adelaide in 1911.

Cato played with the Adelaide University Cricket Club in the 1911/1912 season.

He later became Principal of Cockburn School near Broken Hill.

Cato enlisted on 2 January 1916 and after spending time at a training depot where he qualified as a bomb throwing instructor he joined the 5th Pioneer Battalion in France on 8 May 1917.

He was severely wounded in the Battle of Polygon Wood on 26 September 1917 and succumbed to his wounds on 29 September 1917.