Arthur was the fifth son of Samuel and Ruth (nee Hayden), born in Thriplow, Cambridgeshire on 27 August 1889. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
Bertie was born in Thriplow, Cambridgeshire in the 1st quarter 1889, the fourth son of John and Martha (nee Scoot) Sheldrick. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
Frederick was the third son of John and Martha (nee Scoot) Sheldrick, born at Thriplow, Cambridgeshire on 12 October 1886. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylor School in Ashwell, Hertfordshire.