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.
Percy was born in Ashwell on 4 February 1890, second son of Frederick and Mary Ann (nee Chalkley) Bryant. Percy was a pupil atthe Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
David was the fourth son of Samuel and Ruth (nee Hayden), born in Thriplow, Cambridgeshire on 29 November 1887. He was a pupil of the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
Sonny was born on 30 October 1896 at Reed, Hertfordshire, the elder son of John and Mary Anne (nee Bysouth) Collins.
Arthur was the eldest son of Charles Simon and Mary Jane (nee Winter) Wilkins, born at Ashwell, Hertfordshire on 27 June 1887. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.