Fred was born at Ashwell, Hertfordshire on 29 September 1889, the third son of Alfred and Catherine (nee Musson) Bray. He was a pupil of the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
George was the third son of Benjamin and Esther (nee Huffer) Bryant of Victoria Cottage, Ashwell, Hertfordshire. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School, Ashwell.
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.
Albert was born at Ashwell, Hertfordshire on 3 December 1889, the 2nd son of George Goodchild Covington and Emily (nee Waldock) Covington. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
Arthur Albert, also known as Albert Arthur, was born in Buckland, Hertfordshire in September 1889, fourth son of William and Mary Ann (nee Hatchett). Arthur was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors 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.
Percy was born on 18 November 1889 at Ashwell, Hertfordshire, the fourth son of James and Emma (nee Waldock) Revels of Pickings Lane, Ashwell. 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.
Ernest was the son of Elizabeth Webb, born in Ashwell on 5 December 1889. He was a scholar at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.