John was born in Ashwell in 1898, fifth son of John George and Elizabeth Jane (nee Lester). John was pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
Raymond was born on 28 September 1989 at Newnham, Hertfordshire only son of Ernest William and Florence Fanny (nee Gray) Brown. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell, Hertfordshire.
Leonard was the seventh and youngest son of Samuel and Ruth (nee Hayden), born in Thriplow, Cambridgeshire on 25 August 1898. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
Oscar was the only son of James Burgess and Clara (nee Green, second wife), born on 2 January 1898 at Ashwell, Hertfordshire. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
Frank was born in Ashwell, Hertfordshire in1898 the third son of John Worboys Burton and Margaret Jane (nee Humphreys) Burton. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.