Throughout the span of Dad's Army on TV, in the film, on stage and on radio, there have been many different members of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon who have been referred to at one point or another. The men of the platoon always wear cap badges of the Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment as part of their uniform. The platoon's two sections are commanded by Lance-Corporal Jones and Private Sponge respectively, with the series' main characters all being in Jones' section.
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 |
* = Series 1 to 6 only
Minor Characters[]
During the TV series, radio series, stage show and film of Dad's Army the names of a lot of members of the platoon were mentioned at one point or another, and this list documents those mentioned and/or seen in the TV series and film. The stage show and radio series names are not yet on the list, and please note that this list only details the first mention of the character's name, not their first appearance.
| Rank | Name | First mention |
| 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 |