Albert was the son of James and Eliza (nee Pack, first wife) Burgess, born in Clawson, Leicestershire in about 1879 and christened in Ashwell, Hertfordshire on 4 October 1885. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylor School in Ashwell.
Cyril was the eighth son of Leopold and Mary Ann Elizabeth (nee Bonfield) Day, born at Ashwell, Hertfordshire on 14 September 1891. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
Edward was born in Ashwell, Hertfordshire on 16 December 1896, the ninth son of Leopold and Mary Ann Elizabeth (nee Bonfield) Day. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
Frederick was the only son of Abraham and Elizabeth (nee Tapping) Walker, born in the 1st quarter 1889 at Caxton District, Cambridgeshire. At the age of 12 Frederick was living in Ashwell, Hertfordshire and was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.