Bruce was born on 28 March 1897, the third son of James and Elizabeth Ann (nee Harradine) Law of Mill Street, Ashwell. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell
Eli George (known as George) was the second son of William John and Rose (nee Elliott) Law, born at Litlington, Cambridgeshire in the first quarter 1891. He was a pupil of the Merchant Taylor School in Ashwell, Hertfordshire.
George was born at St Ives, Huntigdonshire, on 7 April 1889 the son of George and Shirley (nee Pammenter) Longland. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell, but left school at age 13 and became a carter and labourer on a farm.