Frank was born at Ashwell, Hertfordshire on 1st July 1894, second son of Arthur Butler Harradine and Emma (nee Goodchild) Harradine of Ashwell. Frank was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell
Tom was born on 11 May 1879, the eldest son of Mr Thomas Silver Hyder and Mrs Cressida (nee Bonfield) Hyder of Kingsland Hill (Lime Kiln Hill), Ashwell. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.