Royal Corps of Signals Mess Dress - Male

• Royal Corps of Signals Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete

Included in the WordPress uniform parent: Royal Corps of Signals Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete.

• Mess Dress Trousers

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

• Marcella Shirt

The male local pattern overrides generic officer shirt inheritance.

• Black Bow Tie

Remove separate stiff-wing-collar relationships from this Signals outfit; retain optional attached winged-collar Marcella shirt for men, with no female link.

• Leather Wellington Boots
• Black Leather George Boots

Black George boots in the prescribed officer outfit.

• Authorised socks or hose

Hosiery follows the selected lower garment and footwear under the cited dress rule; no separate Goldings product is asserted.

Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.

• Royal Corps of Signals No. 1 Forage Cap
• Peaked Forage Cap
• QGS Regular Side Caps
• QGS Regular Side Caps — Queen's Gurkha Signals pattern
• Reserve Signal Squadron Side Caps — 41 (PLK) Signal Squadron
• Reserve Signal Squadron Side Caps — 47 (MY) Signal Squadron
• Reserve Signal Squadron Side Caps — 67 (QOWWY) Signal Squadron
• Reserve Signal Squadron Side Caps — 68 (IC&CY) Signal Squadron
• Reserve Signal Squadron Side Caps — 94 (BY) Signal Squadron

Main Signals when headwear is required; QGS headwear remains distinct.

Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank

• 5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Crowns
• 5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Stars
• Black Metal Crowns — No. 1 and Mess Patterns
• Black Metal Bath Stars — No. 1 and Mess Patterns

Main Signals only; garment-specific gold embroidered rank according to substantive rank. QGS uses small black metal rank. Queen’s Gurkha Signals only; small black-metal Mess pattern. Crown selected by substantive rank. Numerical size unspecified; do not substitute the separate 5/8-inch Service standard. Queen’s Gurkha Signals only; small black-metal Mess pattern. Star selected by substantive rank. Numerical size unspecified; do not substitute the separate 5/8-inch Service standard.

• Authorised rank carrier for the wearer and garment

The rank carrier depends on the wearer and authorised garment construction under the cited rule.

• Royal Corps of Signals Officer Collar Badges

Main Royal Signals only; QGS collar device is separate.

Choose one authorised option

• QGS Black Mercury 30 Ligne Button
• or Gilt Mercury 24 Ligne Mess Dress Button
• or Mounted Garment Button
• or Royal Corps of Signals Officer Mess Dress 22-Ligne Mounted Epaulette Button

QGS officer epaulette fitting only.

Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.

Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.

Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.

Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.

• Royal Corps of Signals Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete

Included in the WordPress uniform parent: Royal Corps of Signals Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete.

Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.

• Authorised shoulder cords, chains or details

Shoulder cords, chains or other details depend on the authorised local pattern.

• Braces

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

• Short Swan-Neck Box Spurs

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

• Orders, decorations and medals as entitled

Orders, decorations and medals are selected by individual entitlement and the occasion.

• Authorised lanyard or aiguillette where entitled

A lanyard or aiguillette is worn only where local custom or individual entitlement requires it.

• Additional authorised item for the occasion

Any additional accessory is controlled by the cited occasion or local dress rule.

• No. 3 Staff Aiguillettes

Offer the same No.3 Staff pattern conditionally, only for an entitled ADC/Military Assistant/Flag Lieutenant appointment and official duty during that appointment; ordinary officer status alone confers no entitlement.