Albert was born at Sandon, Hertfordshire in 1st quarter 1897, the third son of John and Sophia (nee Gray) King of the Slip End, Ashwell, Hertfordshire.
Wallace was born in 1892 at Sandon, Hertfordshire, the second son of John Edward and Sophia (nee Gray) King of Slip End, Ashwell.
Ernest was the only son of John and Agnes (nee Harper) born at Kelshall, Hertfordshire on 17 February 1883.
Bruce was born on 28 March 1897, the third son of James and Elizabeth Ann (nee Harradine) Law of Mill Street, Ashwell. He was a pupil of the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell
Gordon was the third son of Arthur and Harriet Elizabeth (nee Topham) Kirchin, born at Ashwell, Hertfordshire on 2 May 1898. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
Maurice was the second son of Arthur and Harriet Elizabeth (nee Topham) Kirchin, born at Ashwell, Hertfordshire on 27 February 1897. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylor School in Ashwell. Maurice was often known as Owen.
Wilfred was born at Barley, Hertfordshire on 4 May 1894. It is not known who his parents were. The 1901 census shows him living in Ashwell Hertfordshire with Annie Tyrrell and her daughter Jessie. Wilfred was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.