No. 1 Dress - Male
Royal Signals and QGS No. 1 Dress with gilt ceremonial rank and garment-specific sizing; main Signals fronts use 40-ligne buttons and secondary positions use 30.
Military Tailoring
Royal Corps of Signals
The Army's communications corps, providing battlefield networks, information systems and command support.
Goldings is an appointed tailor to the Royal Signals, 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 Signals and QGS No. 1 Dress with prescribed female tailoring and distinct ceremonial/ordinary branch fittings; sash only when ceremonial shoulder belt and pouch are unavailable.
Service Dress - Male
Royal Signals Service Dress with main-corps rank, Sam Browne, brown gloves and blue lanyard; QGS black rank, belt, gloves, whistle cord and George boots remain separate.
Service Dress - Female
Female Royal Signals Service Dress with main-corps 5/8-inch rank and circular-loop blue lanyard; QGS branch alternatives are separately selected.
Officer Mess Dress - Male
Royal Signals and QGS officer Mess Dress with branch-specific rank, 24-ligne main-corps buttons and prescribed headwear/boots; optional attached-wing Marcella shirt is distinct from a separate stiff collar.
Officer Mess Dress - Female
Female Signals Mess Dress with prescribed jacket and gown, three-pleat black dress-material cummerbund and branch-specific rank; no male vest, bow tie or separate stiff collar.
Badges & Insignia
Blue Silk Lanyard (Male)
Blue Silk Lanyard in the male loose-ended pattern. For the authorised uniforms and wearer scope shown below.
No2 Dress
Royal Corps of Signals Beret Badge
Royal Corps of Signals Beret Badge supplied for Royal Corps of Signals. The beret is catalogued separately.
Royal Corps of Signals Officer Collar Badges
Royal Signals officer collar badges.
No10 Dress No1 Dress No2 Dress
Royal Signals Officer Plated Cap Badge
Royal Signals Officer Plated Cap Badge.
No1 Dress No2 Dress
Buttons
Gilt Mercury 24 Ligne Mess Dress Button
Gilt Mercury 24 Ligne Mess Dress Button, separated from the source-backed button family so the exact size and use are visible on the regiment and uniform pages.
No10 Dress No10 Mess Dress Mess Dress
QGS Black Mercury 20 Ligne Button
QGS Black Mercury 20 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 No10 Dress No1 Dress
QGS Black Mercury 30 Ligne Button
QGS Black Mercury 30 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 No10 Dress No1 Dress
QGS Black Mercury 40 Ligne Button
QGS Black Mercury 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 No10 Dress No1 Dress
Royal Corps of Signals No. 1 and Service Dress Anodised 40 Ligne Button
Royal Corps of Signals No. 1 and 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 No1 Dress
Royal Corps of Signals Screw Buttons
Royal Corps of Signals Screw Buttons (per pair), supplied by Goldings for the reviewed uniforms shown below.
No1 Dress
Royal Signals 30 Ligne Anodised Button
Royal Signals 30 Ligne Anodised Button.
No1 Dress No2 Dress
Royal Signals Cap Button
Royal Signals Cap Button.
No1 Dress No2 Dress
Footwear
Black Leather George Boots
George boots for Royal Signals and Queen's Gurkha Signals formal dress, including Royal Signals band provision and branch- and rank-specific No. 10 use.
No10 Dress No1 Dress No10 Mess Dress Mess Dress No2 Dress
Black Service Shoes
Black service shoes for female Nos. 1 and 3 Dress with the skirt order.
No1 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 No10 Mess Dress Mess 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 No10 Mess Dress Mess Dress
Women’s Black Court Shoes
Women’s Black Court Shoes.
No10 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
Female Service Dress Hat
Female No. 2 Hat (FAD). Supplied to the requirements of the selected uniform.
No2 Dress
Royal Corps of Signals Beret
Royal Corps of Signals Beret supplied for Royal Corps of Signals. The authorised badge is catalogued separately.
Royal Corps of Signals Female No. 1 Hat
Ladies' No. 1 Dress cap with the Royal Signals badge.
No1 Dress No2 Dress No10 Dress No10 Mess Dress Mess Dress
Royal Corps of Signals No. 1 Forage Cap
Royal Signals dark-blue No. 1 cap with black lace.
No1 Dress No2 Dress No10 Dress No10 Mess Dress Mess Dress
Royal Corps of Signals Service Dress Cap
Khaki No. 2 Dress cap with the Royal Signals badge.
No2 Dress
Rank
3/4 Inch Gold Metal Bath Stars
3/4 Inch Gold Metal Bath Stars.
No1 Dress · Ceremonial No2 Dress
3/4 Inch Gold Metal Crowns
3/4 Inch Gold Metal Crowns.
No1 Dress · Ceremonial No2 Dress
3/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Stars
3/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Stars.
No10 Dress
5/8 Inch Black Metal Bath Stars — Spike and Clutch
New specified Ayo Gurkha METPIP/007 black metal Order of the Bath stars with spike/clutch fittings. Service Dress nominal 5/8-inch supply standard; old stock has not been measured.
No2 Dress
5/8 Inch Black Metal Crowns — King’s, Spike and Clutch
New specified Ayo Gurkha METCRO/001BLKTUD black metal King’s/Tudor crown with open arches and spike/clutch fittings; no red velvet cap. Service Dress nominal 5/8-inch supply standard; old stock has not been measured.
No2 Dress
5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Crowns
5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Crowns.
No10 Dress
5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Crowns — Scarlet Backing
5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Crowns — Scarlet Backing
No10 Dress · Mess Jacket
5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Stars
5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Stars.
No10 Dress · Mess Jacket
5/8 Inch Gold Metal Bath Stars — Coloured Centre
5/8 Inch Gold Metal Bath Stars — Coloured Centre.
No2 Dress No1 Dress · Non-Ceremonial
5/8 Inch Gold Metal Crowns
5/8 Inch Gold Metal Crowns.
No2 Dress No1 Dress · Non-Ceremonial
Black Metal Bath Stars — No. 1 and Mess Patterns
Legacy QGS black-metal rank specifications for ordinary No. 1 and Mess Dress. Numerical dimensions remain unspecified; the new 5/8-inch Service pattern is a separate physical article.
No1 Dress · Ceremonial No2 Dress · Ceremonial No10 Dress · Ceremonial No10 Mess Dress · Ceremonial Mess Dress · Ceremonial
Black Metal Crowns — No. 1 and Mess Patterns
Legacy QGS black-metal rank specifications for ordinary No. 1 and Mess Dress. Numerical dimensions remain unspecified; the new 5/8-inch Service pattern is a separate physical article.
No1 Dress · Ceremonial No2 Dress · Ceremonial No10 Dress · Ceremonial No10 Mess Dress · Ceremonial Mess Dress · Ceremonial
Gold Embroidered Stars — Scarlet Backing
Female Royal Signals officers wear the star in gold embroidery on scarlet in No. 10 Mess Dress.
No10 Dress · Mess Jacket
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
Fawn Shirt
Fawn Shirt. Supplied in the cut and specification required by the selected uniform.
No2 Dress
Marcella Shirt
Marcella Shirt. Supplied in the cut and specification required by the selected uniform.
No10 Dress
Royal Corps of Signals Tie
Regimental tie in the Royal Signals colours.
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 No1 Dress Ceremonial No2 Dress No1 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 Non Ceremonial No2 Dress No1 Dress
Brown Leather Sword Knot
Brown Leather Sword Knot. Supplied to the requirements of the selected uniform.
No1 Dress Non Ceremonial No2 Dress No1 Dress
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 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
Uniforms
WO/NCO Mess Dress - Male
Royal Signals and QGS WO/SNCO Mess Dress with 24-ligne main-corps male vest buttons and rank-specific boots; QGS no-vest and WO2 Highland-shoe patterns remain separate.
WO/NCO Mess Dress - Female
Female Royal Signals and QGS WO/SNCO Mess Dress with prescribed gown and three-pleat black cummerbund; no male vest, bow tie or stiff-collar projections.
Badges & Insignia
Royal Corps of Signals Beret Badge
Royal Corps of Signals Beret Badge supplied for Royal Corps of Signals. The beret is catalogued separately.
Royal Corps of Signals NCO Mess Dress Collar Badges
Royal Corps of Signals NCO Mess Dress Collar Badges, supplied by Goldings for the reviewed uniforms shown below.
No10 Dress
Buttons
Gilt Mercury 24 Ligne Mess Dress Button
Gilt Mercury 24 Ligne Mess Dress Button, separated from the source-backed button family so the exact size and use are visible on the regiment and uniform pages.
No10 Dress No10 Mess Dress Mess Dress
QGS Black Mercury 30 Ligne Button
QGS Black Mercury 30 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 No10 Dress No1 Dress
Footwear
Black Leather George Boots
George boots for Royal Signals and Queen's Gurkha Signals formal dress, including Royal Signals band provision and branch- and rank-specific No. 10 use.
No10 Dress No1 Dress No10 Mess Dress Mess Dress No2 Dress
Leather Wellington Boots
Leather Wellington Boots. Supplied to the requirements of the selected uniform.
No10 Dress No1 Dress No10 Mess Dress Mess 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 No10 Mess Dress Mess Dress
Women’s Black Court Shoes
Women’s Black Court Shoes.
No10 Dress
Hats
Rank
Royal Corps of Signals Regimental Sergeant Major Rank (RSM)
RSM rank — the Royal Arms.
No10 Dress
Royal Corps of Signals Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS)
RQMS rank — crown within a laurel wreath.
No10 Dress
Royal Corps of Signals Warrant Officer Class 2 Rank (WO2)
WO2 rank — a crown.
No10 Dress
Royal Corps of Signals Staff Sergeant Rank (S/Sgt)
Staff Sergeant rank — three chevrons with the Mercury badge and crown.
No10 Dress
Royal Corps of Signals Sergeant Rank (Sgt)
Sergeant rank — three chevrons with the Mercury badge.
No10 Dress
Royal Corps of Signals Corporal Rank (Cpl)
Royal Signals Corporal rank: two chevrons.
Royal Corps of Signals Lance Corporal Rank (LCpl)
Royal Signals Lance Corporal rank: one chevron.
Shirts & Neckwear
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses