No. 1 Dress - Male
Royal Engineers No. 1 Dress with matched 3/4-inch crown and 19 mm stars, embroidered no-motto collar grenades, ceremonial blue-backed cords and ordinary blue-barathea boards.
Military Tailoring
Corps of Royal Engineers
The Royal Engineers provide combat engineering, infrastructure and technical support to military operations.
Goldings is an appointed tailor to the Royal Engineers, crafting bespoke mess dress, service dress and No. 1 Dress, tailored to the correct Corps pattern.
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Uniforms
No. 1 Dress - Female
Female Royal Engineers No. 1 Dress in the Goldings female jacket pattern; embroidered no-motto collar grenades, blue-backed No. 4 ceremonial cords and ordinary blue-barathea boards.
Service Dress - Male
Royal Engineers Service Dress with plain brown Oxford shoes, direct prescribed rank fittings, and blue lanyard only when no sword is carried.
Service Dress - Female
Female Royal Engineers Service Dress with the appropriate female court or parade shoes and blue lanyard only when no sword is carried.
Officer Mess Dress - Male
Royal Engineers officer Mess Dress with midnight-blue barathea vest and mounted 22-ligne fittings; George boots and outdoor cap are permitted in the prescribed circumstances.
Officer Mess Dress - Female
Royal Engineers female officer Mess jacket and gown, with black evening shoes, five-pleat cummerbund and mounted 22-ligne jacket fittings; no separate shirt or stiff wing collar.
Badges & Insignia
Corps of Royal Engineers Beret Badge
Corps of Royal Engineers Beret Badge supplied for Corps of Royal Engineers. The beret is catalogued separately.
Corps of Royal Engineers Mess Dress Collar Badges
Grenade collar badges for officers' mess dress.
No10 Dress
Corps of Royal Engineers Officer Cap Badge
Corps of Royal Engineers Officer Cap Badge.
No1 Dress No2 Dress
Corps of Royal Engineers Officer No. 1 Dress Collar Badges
Royal Engineers embroidered officer No. 1 Dress collar badges.
No1 Dress
Corps of Royal Engineers Service Dress Collar Badges
Bronze grenade Service Dress collar badges.
No2 Dress
Buttons
Corps of Royal Engineers 22 Ligne Mounted Buttons
Corps of Royal Engineers 22 Ligne Mounted Buttons.
No10 Dress No10 Mess Dress Mess Dress
Corps of Royal Engineers 30 Ligne Anodised Button
Corps of Royal Engineers 30 Ligne Anodised Button.
No1 Dress No2 Dress
Corps of Royal Engineers No. 1 Hat Button
Royal Engineers button for the No. 1 forage cap.
No1 Dress
Corps of Royal Engineers No. 2 Anodised Hat Button
Anodised Royal Engineers button for the No. 2 cap.
No2 Dress
Corps of Royal Engineers Screw Buttons
Corps of Royal Engineers Screw Buttons.
No1 Dress
Corps of Royal Engineers Service Dress Anodised 40 Ligne Button
Corps of Royal Engineers Service Dress Anodised 40 Ligne Button, separated from the source-backed button family so the exact size and use are visible on the regiment and uniform pages.
No2 Dress
Footwear
Black Leather George Boots
Black leather George boots for the specified formal orders of dress.
No10 Dress No1 Dress No10 Mess Dress Mess Dress
Brown Oxford Shoes
Brown Oxford Shoes.
No2 Dress
Leather Wellington Boots
Leather Wellington Boots. Supplied to the requirements of the selected uniform.
No10 Dress No1 Dress
Short Swan-Neck Box Spurs
Short swan-neck box spurs for the compatible boxed boots prescribed for the selected uniform.
No10 Dress No1 Dress
Women’s Black Court Shoes
Women’s Black Court Shoes.
No1 Dress No10 Dress
Women’s Black Gibson Service Shoes
Women’s black leather Gibson service shoes; retain the selected uniform’s parade and marching conditions.
No1 Dress
Women’s Brown Court Shoes
Women’s Brown Court Shoes.
No2 Dress
Women’s Brown Service Shoes
Women’s Brown Service Shoes.
No2 Dress
Gloves
Hats
Corps of Royal Engineers Beret
Corps of Royal Engineers Beret supplied for Corps of Royal Engineers. The authorised badge is catalogued separately.
Corps of Royal Engineers Female No. 1 Hat
Ladies' No. 1 Dress cap with the Royal Engineers badge.
No1 Dress No2 Dress
Corps of Royal Engineers No. 1 Forage Cap
No. 1 Dress cap with the Royal Engineers badge.
No1 Dress No2 Dress No10 Dress No10 Mess Dress Mess Dress
Corps of Royal Engineers Service Dress Cap (FAD)
Khaki No. 2 Dress (FAD) cap with the Royal Engineers badge.
No2 Dress
Female Service Dress Hat
Female No. 2 Hat (FAD). Supplied to the requirements of the selected uniform.
No2 Dress
Rank
3/4 Inch Gold Metal Bath Stars — Coloured Centre
3/4 Inch Gold Metal Bath Stars — Coloured Centre.
No2 Dress No1 Dress
3/4 Inch Metal Crowns — Coloured Top
3/4 Inch Metal Crowns — Coloured Top.
No2 Dress No1 Dress
3/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Crowns
3/8-inch gold embroidered rank crowns.
No10 Dress
3/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Stars
3/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Stars.
No10 Dress
5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Crowns
5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Crowns.
No10 Dress · Mess Jacket
5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Stars
5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Stars.
No10 Dress · Mess Jacket
Silver Metal Bath Stars — Ceremonial
Silver Metal Bath Stars — Ceremonial.
No1 Dress · Ceremonial
Silver Metal Crowns — Ceremonial
Silver Metal Crowns — Ceremonial.
No1 Dress · Ceremonial
Shirts & Neckwear
Black Bow Tie
Black Bow Tie.
No10 Dress
Collarless White Shirt
Collarless White Shirt. Supplied in the cut and specification required by the selected uniform.
No1 Dress
Corps of Royal Engineers Tie
Regimental tie in the Royal Engineers colours.
Fawn Shirt
Fawn Shirt. Supplied in the cut and specification required by the selected uniform.
No2 Dress
Light Khaki Silk Knitted Tie
Light Khaki Silk Knitted Tie. Supplied to the requirements of the uniforms listed below.
No2 Dress
Marcella Shirt
Marcella Shirt. Supplied in the cut and specification required by the selected uniform.
No10 Dress · Non-Ceremonial
Stiff Wing Collar
Stiff wing collar worn with the cited officer evening-dress shirt.
No10 Dress · Ceremonial
Stiff-Fronted Wing Collar Shirt
Stiff-Fronted Wing Collar Shirt. Supplied in the cut and specification required by the selected uniform.
No10 Dress · Ceremonial
White Linen Collar
White linen or patrol collar fitted to the selected uniform. Preserve the QDG white-button fitting and the No. 1 Dress maximum one-eighth-inch reveal within their prescribed scope.
No1 Dress
Shoulder Details
Swords & Belts
1897 / L4A1 Infantry Officer Sword and Scabbard
Officer-pattern sword supplied in the selected blade length, regimental engraving and matching scabbard configuration. Engraved regimental versions remain distinguishable finished articles.
No1 Dress · Non-Ceremonial No2 Dress
Brown Leather Sam Browne Belt and Sword Frog
Brown or dark-tan leather Sam Browne waist belt with shoulder brace and matching sword frog. Select the finish, fit and whistle configuration prescribed for the chosen uniform.
No1 Dress No2 Dress
Brown Leather Sword Knot
Brown Leather Sword Knot. Supplied to the requirements of the selected uniform.
No2 Dress No1 Dress · Non-Ceremonial
Crimson Sash
Crimson Waist Sash. Supplied to the requirements of the selected uniform.
No1 Dress · Ceremonial
Gold Cord Sword Knot (Pattern No. 2)
Gold-cord sword knot, Pattern No. 2.
No1 Dress · Ceremonial
Royal Engineers Blue-Barathea Sword Belt and Gold Sling System
Royal Engineers blue-barathea sword belt with gold slings.
No1 Dress · Ceremonial
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Braces
Braces. Supplied to the requirements of the selected uniform.
No10 Dress No1 Dress No2 Dress
Mess Dress Trousers
Standard made-to-measure No. 10 Mess Dress trousers in the authorised regimental or Corps cloth and stripe pattern.
No10 Dress No10 Mess Dress Mess Dress
No. 1 Dress Skirt
Standard made-to-measure No. 1 Dress skirt, finished in the authorised regimental or Corps cloth.
No1 Dress
No. 1 Dress Trousers
Standard made-to-measure No. 1 Dress trousers, finished to the authorised regimental or Corps colour and stripe specification.
No1 Dress
Service Dress Skirt
Standard made-to-measure No. 2 Service Dress skirt in the authorised unit cloth.
No2 Dress
Service Dress Trousers
Standard made-to-measure No. 2 Service Dress trousers in the authorised unit cloth.
No2 Dress
Waistcoats
Uniforms
WO/NCO Mess Dress - Male
Royal Engineers WO/SNCO Mess Dress with primary black-backed rank, mounted 22-ligne epaulette buttons and the Sergeant/Staff Sergeant nine-flame grenade where entitled.
WO/NCO Mess Dress - Female
Female Royal Engineers WO/SNCO Mess Dress with the prescribed jacket and gown, black-backed appointment rank and mounted 22-ligne epaulette buttons; no projected male shirt outfit.
Badges & Insignia
Corps of Royal Engineers Beret Badge
Corps of Royal Engineers Beret Badge supplied for Corps of Royal Engineers. The beret is catalogued separately.
Corps of Royal Engineers Sergeant and Staff Sergeant Grenade Arm Badge
Nine-point grenade arm badge for Royal Engineers Sergeants and Staff Sergeants.
No10 Dress No10 Mess Dress Mess Dress
Corps of Royal Engineers SNCO Mess Dress Collar Badges
Grenade collar badges for SNCO mess dress.
No10 Dress
Corps of Royal Engineers WO/SNCO Mess Dress Special Arm Badge
Special arm badge for qualified Royal Engineers WOs and SNCOs in Mess Dress.
No10 Dress
Buttons
Footwear
Hats
Rank
Corps of Royal Engineers Regimental Sergeant Major Rank (RSM)
Mess Dress RSM rank — the Royal Arms on black backing.
No10 Dress
Corps of Royal Engineers Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS)
Mess Dress RQMS rank — crown within a laurel wreath on black backing.
No10 Dress
Corps of Royal Engineers Warrant Officer Class 2 Rank (WO2)
Mess Dress WO2 rank — the No. 1 Dress crown on black backing.
No10 Dress
Corps of Royal Engineers Staff Sergeant Rank (S/Sgt)
Two-thirds-size Mess Dress Staff Sergeant rank on black backing.
No10 Dress
Corps of Royal Engineers Sergeant Rank (Sgt)
Two-thirds-size Mess Dress Sergeant rank on black backing.
No10 Dress
Corps of Royal Engineers Corporal Rank (Cpl)
Corporal rank: two chevrons.
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Corps of Royal Engineers Lance Corporal No. 1 Dress Chevrons — Gold on Dark Blue
Lance Corporal No. 1 Dress pattern: one gold-lace chevron on dark-blue backing, worn point down.
Shirts & Neckwear
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Waistcoats