During the time of Dad's Army in the Film, TV, Stage and Radio versions there has been several members of the platoon. (The men of the platoon are seen to wear cap badges of the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment).
The Platoon
Main Characters
| Rank | Name | TV | Film | Stage | Radio |
| Captain | George Mainwaring | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sergeant | Arthur Wilson | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lance-Corporal | Jack Jones | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Private | Joe Walker | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Private | Frank Pike | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Private | James Frazer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Private | Charles Godfrey | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Minor Characters
During the TV series, radio series and film of Dad's Army there was a lot of names in the platoon and so far this is up the whole TV series and film. So far the stage show and radio series is not on the list.
| Rank | Name | First time of Knowing |
| Private | Bracewell | The Man and the Hour |
| Private | Bailey | Museum Piece |
| Private | Locke | The Showing Up of Corporal Jones |
| Private | Wiper | The Showing Up of Corporal Jones |
| Private | Sponge | The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage |
| Private | Dowding | War Dance |
| Private | Eccles | War Dance |
| Private | Forkus | War Dance |
| Private | Desmond | Sons of the Sea |
| Private | Angnew | Absent Friends |
| Private | Hardcastle | Absent Friends |
| Private | Hope | Absent Friends |
| Private | Macey | Absent Friends |
| Private | Clarke | The Two and a Half Feathers |
| Private | Hastings | A. Wilson (Manager)? |
| Private | Taylor | Uninvited Guests |
| Private | Hancock | The Deadly Attachment |
| Private | Farthing | The Recruit |
| Private | Yeatman | The Recruit |
| Private | Cheeseman | Man of Action |
| Private | Woods | The Godiva Affair |
| Private | Meadows | The Godiva Affair |
| Private | Day | The Godiva Affair |
| Private | Elgood | When You've Got to Go |
| Private | Wilkinson | The Film |
| Private | Leslie | The Film |