Harvey was the only son of Wilfred and Martha Jane (nee Eversden) Bryant of Vina Villa, and The Elms, Ashwell, Hertfordshire. Harvey was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
Oswald was born at Ashwell, Hertfordshire on 25 September 1889, the second son of Edward Snow Fordham and Annie (nee Carr Jackson) Fordham. He was educated at Northaw School, Hatfield and Trinity College, Cambridge.
Richmond was the son of Joshua Richmond Page and Alberta Frances (nee Carter) Page, born in Ashwell, Hertfordshire on 20 October 1891.
Frederick was born in Ashwell, Hertfordshire on 17 October 1886, the fifth son of James and Mary Anne Alice (nee Austin). He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.