No. 1 Dress - Male
RAChD No. 1 Dress, with class- and denomination-appropriate details.
Military Tailoring
Royal Army Chaplains' Department
The Army's chaplaincy department, providing pastoral, spiritual and moral support to soldiers.
Goldings is an appointed tailor to the Royal Army Chaplains' Department, crafting bespoke mess dress, service dress and No. 1 Dress, tailored to the correct Department pattern.
Uniforms
No. 1 Dress - Female
RAChD No. 1 Dress, with class- and denomination-appropriate details.
Service Dress - Male
Formal parades, official duties and day occasions.
Service Dress - Female
Formal parades, official duties and day occasions.
Mess Dress - Male
Formal evening occasions, dinners and mess functions.
Mess Dress - Female
Formal evening occasions, dinners and mess functions.
Badges & Insignia
Black Cap Badge
No. 2 black badge specification for RAChD Cap Badges.
No2 Dress
Chaplain-General Gold-Leaf Gorgets
Chaplain-General Gold-Leaf Gorgets. Purple cloth with gold oak-leaf embroidery and black chaplain buttons.
No1 Dress No2 Dress
Chaplain 1st Class and Deputy Chaplain-General Gorgets
Chaplain 1st Class and Deputy Chaplain-General Gorgets. Purple cloth with lilac-purple plaited braid and black chaplain buttons.
No1 Dress No2 Dress
Royal Army Chaplains' Department Christian Chaplain Cap Badge
No. 1 Christian Chaplain Cap Badge is the denomination-specific design described in the Royal Army Chaplains' Department regulations.
No1 Dress
Royal Army Chaplains' Department Jewish Chaplain Cap Badge
No. 1 Jewish Chaplain Cap Badge is the denomination-specific design described in the Royal Army Chaplains' Department regulations.
No1 Dress
Royal Army Chaplains’ Department No. 1 and Mess Collar Badges
Royal Army Chaplains’ Department No. 1 and Mess Collar Badges.
No1 Dress No10 Dress
Royal Army Chaplains' Department Senior Chaplain Cap Badges
RAChD senior chaplain cap badge.
No1 Dress No2 Dress No10 Dress
Royal Army Chaplains' Department Service Dress Collar Badges
RAChD black Christian Service collar badges.
No2 Dress
The Royal Army Chaplains' Department Beret Badge
The Royal Army Chaplains' Department Beret Badge. Supplied to the requirements of the selected uniform.
Buttons
Royal Army Chaplains’ Department 22 Ligne Gilt Buttons
Royal Army Chaplains’ Department 22 Ligne Gilt Buttons.
No1 Dress No10 Dress
Royal Army Chaplains' Department 30 Ligne Gold Button
Medium 30 ligne gilt regimental button.
No1 Dress
Royal Army Chaplains' Department No. 2 Hat Button (22 Ligne)
Black cross button for the No. 2 Dress cap.
No2 Dress
Royal Army Chaplains' Department Screw Epaulette Button
No. 1 Royal Army Chaplains' Department Screw Epaulette Button specified for No. 1 Jacket.
No1 Dress
The Royal Army Chaplains' Department Service Dress 30 Ligne Button
The Royal Army Chaplains' Department Service Dress 30 Ligne Button.
No2 Dress
The Royal Army Chaplains' Department Service Dress 40 Ligne Button
The Royal Army Chaplains' Department Service Dress 40 Ligne Button.
No2 Dress
Footwear
Black Leather George Boots
Black Leather George Boots.
No10 Dress No1 Dress
Black Oxford Shoes
Female chaplains wear black Oxford shoes with Nos. 1 and 3 Dress, and black Oxford shoes are prescribed with Nos. 2 and 4 Dress.
No1 Dress No2 Dress
Women’s Black Court Shoes
Women’s Black Court Shoes.
No10 Dress
Gloves
Hats
Royal Army Chaplains' Department Female No. 1 Hat
Black-doeskin female No. 1 Dress forage cap with purple band bevel.
No1 Dress
Royal Army Chaplains' Department Female Service Dress Hat
Khaki female Service Dress cap for No. 2 (FAD) Dress.
No2 Dress
Royal Army Chaplains' Department No. 1 Forage Cap
Black-doeskin No. 1 Dress forage cap with purple band bevel.
No10 Dress No1 Dress
Royal Army Chaplains' Department Service Dress Cap
Khaki Service Dress cap with the regimental badge.
No2 Dress
The Royal Army Chaplains' Department Beret
The Royal Army Chaplains' Department Beret. Supplied to the requirements of the selected uniform.
Rank
3/4 Inch Black Metal Bath Stars
Three-quarter-inch black metal rank stars for the applicable Royal Army Chaplains’ Department Service Dress ranks.
No2 Dress
3/4 Inch Black Metal Crowns
3/4-inch black metal rank crowns.
No2 Dress
5/8 Inch Gold Metal Bath Stars — Coloured Centre
5/8 Inch Gold Metal Bath Stars — Coloured Centre.
No10 Dress
5/8 Inch Gold Metal Crowns
5/8 Inch Gold Metal Crowns.
No10 Dress
Shirts & Neckwear
Collarless White Shirt
Collarless White Shirt. Supplied in the cut and specification required by the selected uniform.
No1 Dress No10 Dress
Fawn Collarless Shirt
Fawn Collarless Shirt. Supplied in the cut and specification required by the selected uniform.
No2 Dress
Full Clerical Collar
Full clerical collar for formal Department dress.
No1 Dress No2 Dress No10 Dress
Shoulder Details
Swords & Belts
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Braces
Braces. Supplied to the requirements of the selected uniform.
No10 Dress No1 Dress
Formal Skirt
Matching midnight-blue three-panel formal skirt with order-specific pleat or split.
No1 Dress
Formal Trousers
Midnight-blue barathea formal trousers with rank-specific raised purple stripe.
No10 Dress No1 Dress
Long Mess Dress Skirt
Full-length midnight-blue WS512 barathea skirt, three panels, rear split to the back of the knee, hem half an inch above shoes.
No10 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
Four Pleat Purple Silk Mess Cummerbund - Female
Purple silk cummerbund with four pleats, six inches wide and adjustable rear fastening, for female chaplains in No. 10 Clerical Evening Wear.
No10 Dress
Roman Catholic Plain Purple Silk Mess Cummerbund
Plain purple silk cummerbund without pleats, six inches wide and adjustable rear fastening, for Roman Catholic chaplains in No. 10 Clerical Evening Wear.
No10 Dress
Royal Army Chaplains' Department Double-Banded Mess Veststock
Black-silk double-banded veststock for RAChD Mess Dress.
No10 Dress