Percy was born in Ashwell on 4 February 1890, second son of Frederick and Mary Ann (nee Chalkley) Bryant. Percy was a pupil atthe Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
Jack was born in Ashwell, Hertfordshire on 6 April 1891, the sixth son of Leopold and Mary Ann Elizabeth (nee Bonfield) Day. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
Hugh was born in Ashwell, Hertfordshire on 4 March 1894 the youngest son of Edward Snow and Annie (nee Carr Jackson) Fordham. He was educated at Harrow and studied at Trinity College, Cambridge University.
John was born on 28 August 1890 at Ashwell, Hertfordshire, the second son of Charles Bailey Skerman and Celia (nee Austin) Skerman. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
Thomas was the third son of Richard Victor E and Martha (nee Hall) Westrope, born on 12 October 1898 at Ashwell, Hertfordshire. Thomas was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell for primary education and then went to East Anglian School, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk as a boarder for secondary education.
Harry was the third son of James and Louisa (nee Flitton Marriott) Wilkerson born at Ashwell, Hertfordshire in the 2nd quarter 1897.