Harry was born in West Wickham, Cambridgeshire on 6 February 1893, the second son of Simon and Alice (nee Mynott) Loveday of Cold Harbour, near Ashwell, Hertfordshire.
Albert was born in Ashwell in the first quarter of 1898, the second son of Edward and Kate (nee Farr) Mole of Ashwell End, Ashwell, Hertfordshire. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell