Albert was the sixth son of Samuel and Ruth (nee Hayden) Bullard, born on 13 May 1895 at Thriplow. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell, Hertfordshire
Alfred was the second son of Samuel and Ruth (nee Hayden), born at Thriplow, Cambridgeshire on 19 February 1884. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
Eli was the third son of Samuel and Ruth (nee Hayden) Bullard, born on 8 January 1886 at Thriplow. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell, Hertfordshire.
Alfred was the eldest son of Alfred John and Hannah (nee Chamberlain) Burton, born on 21 January 1889 at Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell, Hertfordshire.
Herbert was born on in 1889 in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire and baptised on 5th May of that year. He was the third son of Thomas Priest Maddams and Kate Elizabeth (nee Cowley) Maddams. Herbert was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell, Hertfordshire.
George was the third son of William and Emma (nee Waldock) Revels, born at Ashwell, Hertfordshire on 14 October 1885. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylor School in Ashwell.
John was born at Hinxton, Cambridgeshire on 27 January 1895, the only son of Frederick and Mary Ann (nee Whitehead). When John was about eight the family moved to Bygrave, Hertfordshire and it is likely that he was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell, Hertfordshire.