Sidney was born at Forest Gate, Essex, the eldest son of Albert and Emily (nee Johnson) of Ashwell, born on 10 May 1893. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
William was born at the Black Eagle pub in Baldock on 12 February 1898, the eldest son of Henry and Ellen Craft (nee Allison, previously Spicer) Anderson. He attended the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
Charles William was the second son of Herbert and Annie Maria (nee Reynolds) born on 9 April 1890 at Ashwell, Hertfordshire, christened on 1 June 1890, He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
Herbert George was born in Ashwell Hertfordshire on 3 January 1888, the eldest son of Herbert and Anna Maria (nee Reynolds) Clements. 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.
Charles was the eldest son of Charles and Agnes Ellen Maud (nee Howard) Day, born on 17 January 1897 at Ashwell, Hertfordshire. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
Edward was born in Ashwell, Hertfordshire on 16 December 1896, the ninth son of Leopold and Mary Ann Elizabeth (nee Bonfield) Day. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
Percy was born in London, the nephew of Edward and Kate (nee Farr) Mole of Ashwell and was brought up by the couple from a very early age. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School, Ashwell.
Percy was born on 18 March 1893 at Norton, Hertfordshire, the eldest son of S. Albert and Martha (nee Kitchener) James. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell where they were living when Percy was about 10 years old.
Arthur was the second son of James Law and Elizabeth Ann (nee Harradine) born at Newnham, Hertfordshire on 23 July 1892. Arthur was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
Harold was the second son of John and Caroline (nee Waldock) Picking born on 10 July 1888 at Ashwell, Hertfordshire. Harold’s parents both died before he was ten and he went to live with relatives in the village. He was a pupil of the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
Albert, known as Herbert, was the third son of Alfred William and Eliza (nee Barton) Skerman, born in Ashwell on 4 December 1891. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylor School in Ashwell.
Arthur was the second son of Alfred William and Eliza (nee Barton) Skerman, born at Ashwell, Hertfordshire at about the end of 1888. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.