Only son of the Rev. J. R. Line and Emily Line, of Deane Vicarage, Bolton, Lancashire. Educated at Oundle School and Downing College, Cambridge.
Line, John Young Alexander –
Personal details
- Surname: Line
- Forename: John Young Alexander
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Stone, Staffordshire
- Place of residence: Not known
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 20
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: March 13th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's)
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- St. Mary the Virgin (Deane) C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Merville Communal Cemetery, Nord, France
- CWGC reference: VII. A. 8.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/12/1914 15/01/1915 24/03/1916 29/12/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5f 6g* 6b* S16*
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 17/03/1916