http://forum.gallipoli-association.org/forum_posts.asp?TID=1122&title=dearnaley-irvine-capt-kia-231115 there is quite a bit about this gent here on the Gallipoli association site sample below
Published in the Ashton Reporter 21st December 1915.
CAPT. I. DEARNALEY.
KILLED IN ACTION AT THE DARDANELLES.
We regret to record that another Ashton Territorial officer, Captain IRVINE DEARNALEY, has been killed in action in the Dardanelles. The sad news was conveyed by telegram on Tuesday to his mother, Mrs. Dearnaley, who resides in Fraser Street, Ashton, by the Territorial Record Office at Preston. Captain Dearnaley met his death on November 23rd. Mrs. Dearnaley was prostrated by the news. She had recently received a message from Capt. DEARNALEY, of which he wrote with his accustomed cheerfulness. He told her not to worry, as he would come out all right. He was sharing the same "dugout" as Lieut. BERTRAM ROBINSON, with whom he was great chums. Miss May Mills, of Fern Lee, Stalybridge, during the weekend received a letter from Captain DEARNALEY, of which he said he had been ordered to take command, and was going into the firing line. The news became generally known in Ashton on Tuesday night, and many were the expressions of sorrow and sympathy. Capt. DEARNALEY'S personality was one that impressed itself upon all with whom he came into contact. His determination to succeed in all he attempted, and the whole-heartedness with which he devoted his energies in any particular direction were characteristic traits. In business, in politics, in social life, and in the Territorials, Capt. DEARNALEY commanded respect by these virtues alone. If he set his mind on accomplishing anything he would do it at all costs. Capt. DEARNALEY was the youngest son of the late Mr. Irvine Dearnaley, who for many years was organist at the Ashton Parish Church. He was 32 years of age. Captain DEARNALEY joined the 2/9th Battalion Manchester Regiment soon after the outbreak of the war, and quickly gained promotion from second-lieutenant. Prior to the war he was in business as a yarn agent in Chapel Walks, Manchester. Previously he had held the position of secretary and saleman at the Minerva Mill, Ashton. He was a director of the Harper Twist Co. He took a great interest in the work at the Parish Church. On the voyage out to the Dardanelles he travelled on the same vessel as the Rev. A.D. JOHNSON. Captain DEARNALEY had taken a prominent part in the political, social and musical life of Ashton. He cleverly played on the cello, and was a member of the Ashton Parish Church Operatic Society. He had been house secretary of the Ashton Golf Club since its formation, and was above the average as a golfer. Capt. DEARNALEY'S brother, Lieut. HAROLD DEARNALEY, is serving with the South Lancashire Regiment at the Docks, Cardiff.
