The Mercian Regiment Mess Dress - Male

• The Mercian Regiment NCO Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Trousers Complete

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

• Mercian Regiment Officer and WO1 Mess Overalls
• Mercian Regiment NCO Mess Trousers

Male WO2 and other NCOs; WO1 wears officer-pattern overalls.

Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank

• Collarless White Shirt
• Plain White Shirt

The two Mercian shirt patterns are mutually exclusive rank branches, not duplicate products.

• Black Bow Tie

WO2 and other NCOs with the white cotton Mess shirt; not WO1.

Choose one authorised option

• Black Oxford Shoes
• or Leather Wellington Boots

Male WO2 and other NCOs wearing Mess trousers; WO1 uses Wellington boots with officer-pattern overalls.

• 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.

• Authorised headdress when ordered outdoors

Headdress is worn only when the cited occasion rule calls for it.

Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank

• The Mercian Regiment Corporal Rank (Cpl)
• The Mercian Regiment Lance Corporal Rank (LCpl)
• Mercian Regiment Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS) Rank Badge
• The Mercian Regiment Sergeant Mess Dress Rank (Sgt)
• The Mercian Regiment Staff Sergeant Mess Dress Rank (S/Sgt)

Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

• Authorised rank carrier for the wearer and garment

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

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

WO1 officer-pattern high-neck waistcoat only; not the WO2 or other NCO low-cut waistcoat.

• Mercian Regiment Half-Inch Brass Anodised Mess Waistcoat Button
• The Mercian Regiment 30 Ligne Gold Gilt Screw Buttons

Four half-inch buttons for the WO2/NCO low-cut waistcoat; not the WO1 officer-pattern waistcoat.

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.

• The Mercian Regiment NCO Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Trousers Complete

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

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

• 2-Ply Twisted Gold Epaulettes

WO1 officer-pattern Mess jacket: two-ply twisted gold Orris cords with scarlet backing.

• Braces

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

The regiment’s cited Mess Dress table restricts spurs to the specified officer appointments. It does not authorise them for this NCO composition.

• 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.