The Mercian Regiment Mess Dress - Male

• The Mercian Regiment Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete

Included in the WordPress uniform parent: The Mercian Regiment Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete.

• Mercian Regiment Officer and WO1 Mess Overalls

Male officers and WO1 only.

• Collarless White Shirt

The role-specific source product replaces the generic 69820 tunic shirt.

Mercian officer and WO1 Mess shirts are collarless; WO2/NCOs use the specified white cotton shirt with bow tie.

Choose one authorised option

• Leather Wellington Boots

Mercian officers and WO1 use Wellington boots; other male NCOs use plain black shoes, and female wearers use court shoes.

• 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.

• The Mercian Regiment No. 1 Forage Cap
• The Mercian Regiment Officer Side Cap

Wearers: officers, wo1, authorised-personnel. Only where the regiment, Corps or unit authorises a side cap. At Commanding Officer discretion. With No. 2 Dress, not when leather equipment is worn. More-specific local order-of-dress rules remain controlling; Wearers: authorised-personnel. Only where the regiment, Corps or unit authorises a side cap. At Commanding Officer discretion. With No. 2 Dress, not when leather equipment is worn. More-specific local order-of-dress rules remain controlling This side cap remains a source requirement only; it is outside the owner-selected Goldings stock range.

Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank

• 5/8 Inch Silver Embroidered Crowns
• 5/8 Inch Silver Embroidered Stars

Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

• 2-Ply Twisted Gold Epaulettes

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

• Mercian Regiment Gilt and Silver Collar Badges
• Mercian Regiment Miniature Mess Arm Badge
• The Mercian Regiment Vest Corner Badge

Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

• The Mercian Regiment 30 Ligne Gold Gilt Screw Buttons
• The Mercian Regiment No. 1 Gold Gilt Hat Button

Only with the formal No. 1 forage cap; with male Mess Dress only when the cap is ordered outdoors.

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.

• Sword Belt and Slings

Duty Field Officer or Orderly Officer in Mess Dress when the appointment requires sword slings.

• The Mercian Regiment Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete

Included in the WordPress uniform parent: The Mercian Regiment 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

Field Officers only, with authorised Wellington boots and Mess overalls; never with trousers or a skirt.

• 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.