The Royal Gurkha Rifles Service Dress - Female
Royal Gurkha Rifles female officer Service Dress.
Description
Specification
Gender
Female
Rank
Medium 5/8-inch black crowns and stars according to substantive rank; small 3/8-inch rank is for Mess.
Shirt and tie
RA-pattern officer shirt and the prescribed khaki woven tie.
Footwear
Black Service shoes on parade; black courts in the permitted setting.
Specialist badges
The medical-assistant badge is only for the entitled appointment; it is not a general officer badge.
Legwear options
Choose the existing skirt, dress or female-cut trouser outfit, or Service Dress Trousers. These are alternative outfits, not additional garments to wear together. Retain any rank, appointment, occasion and pattern conditions; select footwear and fittings to match the chosen legwear.
Fittings & Lead Times
Measurements are taken and fittings overseen by Geoffrey Golding at the St Albans workroom, with each garment checked throughout the making process for fit, balance, finish and correct detail. Lead time is typically 8-12 weeks, depending on workshop capacity, fitting requirements and the date required.
Dress specification
Uniform composition
The articles that make up this order of dress. Separately listed pieces are available below; included pieces form part of the uniform itself. Where alternatives are shown, select the authorised combination for the wearer, rank and occasion—they are not all worn together.
Jacket or tunic
- Khaki Jacket
Specified by the dress evidence but not separately listed as a Goldings product for this uniform.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Not separately listedTrousers, overalls, skirt or equivalent
Choose one authorised option
- Service Dress Skirt
- Service Dress Trousers
Choose one lower-garment outfit. The existing skirt/dress or female-cut trousers remain available, with the matching male-pattern trousers or overalls offered as alternatives by Goldings. Rank, appointment, occasion and mounted-duty conditions remain specific to each option.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyShirt
- Light Cream Shirt
The route-local source supplies the exact officer Service Dress article. Generic issue and WordPress placeholder shirts are suppressed from this composition.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyTie, bow tie or collar
Use the specifically specified manufactured pattern; do not relabel existing stock as physically equivalent.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedShoes or boots
- Black Service Shoes
- Women’s Black Court Shoes
Black court shoes where permitted off parade.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelySocks, stockings or tights
- Authorised stockings or tights
Hosiery follows the selected lower garment and footwear under the cited dress rule; no separate Goldings product is asserted.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedGloves
- Black Leather Gloves
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyHeaddress
Choose one authorised option
- Rifle-Green Side Cap
- QGOO Kilmarnock
- The Royal Gurkha Rifles Rifle-Green Forage Cap
Ordinary officer forage-cap branch; QGOO Kilmarnock is a separate alternative, not an additional cap. The QGOO Kilmarnock remains a source requirement; its separate sale listing is withheld at the owner’s request.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Some options listedRank
Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank
- 5/8 Inch Black Metal Crowns
- 5/8 Inch Black Metal Bath Stars
Officer Service Dress, according to substantive rank.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyRank carrier
- Authorised rank carrier for the wearer and garment
The rank carrier depends on the wearer and authorised garment construction under the cited rule.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedBadges and insignia
- Black Metal Shoulder Title
- Black on Rifle Green RGR / 52 Highland Medical Assistant Badge
- Royal Gurkha Rifles Officers’ Cap Badge on Black Boss — No. 1 & No. 2 Dress
Silver regimental badge mounted on a black beehive boss, for the officers’ rifle-green forage cap worn with No. 1 or No. 2 Dress. Select only with the forage-cap branch; Kilmarnock, felt-hat and side-cap alternatives have their own fittings. Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options. The medical assistant badge is retained as a source requirement with the public product listing hidden at the owner’s request.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Some options listedButtons
- Black Regimental Buttons (22 Ligne Cap Button)
- Royal Gurkha Rifles Black 30 Ligne Tunic Button
- Royal Gurkha Rifles Service Dress Black 40 Ligne Button
Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelySword
- Rifle-Pattern Officer Sword and Metal Scabbard
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyScabbard
- Rifle-Pattern Officer Sword and Metal Scabbard
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelySword knot
- Black Leather Sword Knot
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelySword belt, slings or frog
- Royal Gurkha Rifles Black Sword Belt and Slings System
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product. The webbing sword belt remains a source requirement; its separate sale listing is withheld at the owner’s request.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedWaistcoat or cummerbund
Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableBelt or sash
- Black Pouch Belt
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyShoulder cords, chains or other details
- Authorised shoulder cords, chains or details
Shoulder cords, chains or other details depend on the authorised local pattern.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedBraces or trouser support
This exact composition is skirt-only, so braces or other trouser support are not used.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableSpurs
This exact composition is skirt-only, so spurs and spur-box footwear are not used.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableMedals and decorations
- Orders, decorations and medals as entitled
Orders, decorations and medals are selected by individual entitlement and the occasion.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedLanyard or aiguillette
- Authorised lanyard or aiguillette where entitled
A lanyard or aiguillette is worn only where local custom or individual entitlement requires it.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedDress-specific accessories
- Additional authorised item for the occasion
Any additional accessory is controlled by the cited occasion or local dress rule.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedtie
- Royal Gurkha Rifles Khaki Woven Officer Tie
Officer Service Dress, following the local khaki woven tie specification. Exact Goldings stock pattern unresolved; retain as source requirement.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedaiguillettes
- 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.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyRelated accoutrements
Complete
the uniform
Garments and accoutrements supplied to complete this order of dress.
Badges & Insignia
Black Metal Shoulder Title
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Badges & Insignia
Royal Gurkha Rifles Officers’ Cap Badge on Black Boss — No. 1 & No. 2 Dress
Conditional · Silver regimental badge mounted on a black beehive boss, for the officers’ rifle-green forage cap worn with No. 1 or No. 2 Dress. Select only with the forage-cap branch; Kilmarnock, felt-hat and side-cap alternatives have their own fittings.
Buttons
Black Regimental Buttons (22 Ligne Cap Button)
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Buttons
Royal Gurkha Rifles Black 30 Ligne Tunic Button
Required
Buttons
Royal Gurkha Rifles Service Dress Black 40 Ligne Button
Required
Footwear
Black Service Shoes
Conditional · Female officer Service Dress on parade.
Footwear
Women’s Black Court Shoes
Conditional · Black court shoes where permitted off parade.
Gloves
Black Leather Gloves
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Hats
Rifle-Green Side Cap
Conditional · No. 2 Dress Undress only; the No. 1 hat is used formally and Hat Felt Gurkha may be ordered instead.
Hats
The Royal Gurkha Rifles Rifle-Green Forage Cap
Conditional · Ordinary officer forage-cap branch; QGOO Kilmarnock is a separate alternative, not an additional cap.
Rank
5/8 Inch Black Metal Bath Stars
Conditional · Officer Service Dress, according to substantive rank.
Rank
5/8 Inch Black Metal Crowns
Conditional · Officer Service Dress, according to substantive rank.
Shirts & Neckwear
Light Cream Shirt
Required · Royal Gurkha Rifles officer Service Dress: RA-pattern officer shirt
Shoulder Details
No. 3 Staff Aiguillettes
Choose one · Conditional · 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.
Swords & Belts
Black Leather Sword Knot
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Swords & Belts
Black Pouch Belt
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Swords & Belts
Rifle-Pattern Officer Sword and Metal Scabbard
Conditional · When the sword is ordered or authorised for the occasion.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Service Dress Skirt
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Service Dress Trousers
Conditional · Optional trouser/overall outfit in place of the skirt or dress outfit; retain the matching pattern, rank, appointment and wearing conditions.