Frank was the second son of John and Annie (nee Haylock) Auburn, born at Stotfold, Bedfordshire on 31 August 1898. The family moved to Ashwell in 1910 where he was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School.
Leonard was the eldest son of John and Annie (nee Haylock) Auburn, born at Stotfold, Bedfordshire on 12 April 1897. The family moved to Ashwell, Hertfordshire in 1910 where Leonard was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School.
Allen was born in Stotfold, Bedfordshire in the first quarter of 1890, the 5th son of Jesse and Agnes (nee Allen) Cooper. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylor School in Ashwell.
Albert Charles was born in Stotfold, Bedfordshire on 18 June 1884, the second son of James and Emily (nee Hull) Gentle. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylor School in Ashwell, Hertfordshire