During WW2 the Whitstable Times published lists of local people serving in the forces. These were added to during the war with further names supplied by the friends and families of those serving. This is a provisional list of Officers as at the latter part of 1941 and will be added to as more research is carried out.
Whitstable Officers.
| Name | Rank | Service |
| . | . | . |
| Agar, W.H. | Second Lieutenant | R.A. |
| Ball, George Eric | Flight Lieutenant | R.A.F. |
| Beeching, Laurence | Lieutenant | R.N.V.R. |
| Beeching, Michael | Sub-Lieutenant | R.N.V.R. |
| Brown, Quentin | Second Lieutenant | R.A. |
| Charlton, R. | ? | R.E. |
| Clarke-Williams, E. | Captain | Army Pay Corps. |
| Court | Lieutenant Commander | R.N. |
| Croft, Cyril | Second Lieutenant | ? |
| Cross G., V.R., U.T. | Pilot | R.A.F. |
| Dand, J.H. | Group Captain | R.A.F. |
| Davy, A. Layton, MC | Lieutenant | East Surrey Regiment |
| Davy, Clifford | Lieutenant | 8th Middlesex Regiment |
| Eade, J.C. | Captain | Merchant Navy |
| Elsey, I.W. | Flight Lieutenant | R.A.F. |
| Elvy, Warwick E. | Sub-Lieutenant | R.N.V.R. |
| Fisher, J.F. | Lieutenant | R.A.M.C. |
| Fogg, William | Lieutenant | R.N. |
| Fynn, W.F. | Captain | Merchant Navy |
| Garne, Torre | Captain | Traing Officer, Cadets for Transport Unit |
| Gaylard, Geoffrey | Pilot Officer | R.A.F. (Reported missing). |
| Gaylard, Peter | Pilot Officer | R.A.F. (Prisoner of War in Germany). |
| Gittings, R.J. | Second Lieutenant | The Buffs |
| Godfrey, R. | Lieutenant Colonel | ? |
| Goldring, E.G. | Second Lieutenant | R.E. |
| Hasland, G. | Captain | H.M. Transport, No. 20 |
| Jackson, Alfred S. | Commander | R.N. |
| Johnson, J.W.E. | Captain | Royal Fusilliers |
| Lees, Dennis | Flight Lieutenant | R.A.F. |
| Lefevre, Peter | Pilot Officer | R.A.F. |
| Lycett, Christopher | Flying Officer | R.A.F. |
| Mason, H.C. | Second Officer | Air Transport Auxiliary |
| Morris, W.K. | Lieutenant | R.A. |
| Mundy, Claude J. | Lieutenant | A.M.P.C. |
| Neville, E.G.M. | Squadron Leader | R.A.F. |
| Newell, Theo | Second Lieutenant | R.A. |
| Nicholls, Phil. | Lieutenant | R.N.V.R. |
| O’Callaghan, D.J., MBE | Lieutenant | Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps |
| Phillips, S.T. | Lieutenant | R.A. |
| Piper, Reginald | Lieutenant | R.A.M.C. |
| Powling, Pat | Captain | R.A. |
| Reeves, Stanley | Pilot Officer | R.A.F. |
| Rivers, W.J., VR | Flight Lieutenant | R.A.F. |
| Rolls, C.H. | Lieutenant | R.N.V.R. |
| Sidders, Douglas H | Second Lieutenant | 1st. Batt., Welsh Fusiliers |
| Simpson, Norman | Sub-Lieutenant | R.N.V.R. |
| Smith, Spencer | Captain | ? |
| Stack, William A. | Colonel | R.A.O.C. |
| Stockwell, Geoffrey G. | Second Lieutenant | Royal Corps of Signals |
| Thompson, D.S.E. | Lieutenant-Commander | R.N. |
| Tibbles, Arthur | Squadron Leader | R.A.F. |
| Verlander, F. | Captain and Quartermaster | The Buffs |
| Walter C.B. | Pilot Officer | R.A.F. |
| Watts, Frederick James | Squadron Leader | R.A.F. |
| West, D. | Sub-Lieutenant | R.A. |
| Wild, John P. | Second Lieutenant | Army Pay Corps |
| Witney, Raymond | Lieutenant | R.A.M.C. |
| Witney, Peter | Lieutenant | R.A.M.C. |
| Wood G.D. (“Rory”) | Second Lieutenant | East Yorkshire Regiment |
| Woodman, H.H.K. | Second Lieutenant | R.A. |
Many of these names are instantly recognisable as people who were, or became, prominent in the town. Among them are doctors, councillors, businessmen and a newspaper proprietor.
See also our page of WW2 Non-commisioned officers – men and woman.
