The Royal Gurkha Rifles Mess Dress - Female
Royal Gurkha Rifles female warrant officer and senior NCO Mess Dress.
Description
Specification
Gender
Female
Upper garments
Closed-neck No. 10 jacket with the authorised braided shoulder cords, rifle-green high-neck waistcoat and collarless white shirt.
Insignia
Select the correct rank or appointment badge. Male SNCO side-cap badge uses a shank/split-pin fitting, distinct from the officer boss.
Legwear options
Choose the existing skirt, dress or female-cut trouser outfit, or Royal Gurkha Rifles Black Braided Overalls. 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
- Rifle-Green Mess 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
- Long Mess Dress Skirt
- Royal Gurkha Rifles Black Braided Overalls
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
- Collarless White Shirt
The exact route-local plain collarless product is the safe public identity. It is not merged into WordPress 69820 because the available evidence does not independently prove the latter's double-Marcella-cuff construction.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyTie, bow tie or collar
- Authorised Mess Dress neck treatment where prescribed
The neck treatment is controlled by the cited order and local pattern; no separate Goldings product is asserted.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedShoes or boots
- Women’s Black Court Shoes
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings 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
Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableHeaddress
ADR 09.65 states that female Army personnel do not wear headdress with Nos. 10 or 11 Dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableRank
Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank
- Royal Gurkha Rifles Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS) Rank Badge
- Royal Gurkha Rifles Regimental Sergeant Major Rank (RSM)
- Royal Gurkha Rifles Sergeant Rank (Sgt)
- Royal Gurkha Rifles Staff Sergeant Rank (S/Sgt)
- Royal Gurkha Rifles Warrant Officer Class 2 Rank (WO2)
Only the Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant appointment, with its wreath distinction; not the ordinary WO2 crown.
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
- Authorised regimental or corps badges and insignia
The cited dress rule prescribes authorised regimental or corps badges without a separate Goldings product row.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedButtons
- Authorised regimental or corps buttons
The cited dress rule prescribes authorised regimental or corps buttons without a separate Goldings product row.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedSword
Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableScabbard
Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableSword knot
Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableSword belt, slings or frog
Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableWaistcoat or cummerbund
- Rifle-Green High-Neck Waistcoat
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product. Waistcoat retained as a uniform source specification; public sale listing withheld because no standalone WordPress product matches.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedBelt or sash
Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableShoulder cords, chains or other details
- Royal Gurkha Rifles Mess Dress Braided Shoulder Cords
The authorised officer and WO/SNCO No. 10 jacket; do not import the No. 11 SNCO omission.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyBraces 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 listedRelated accoutrements
Complete
the uniform
Garments and accoutrements supplied to complete this order of dress.
Footwear
Women’s Black Court Shoes
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Rank
Royal Gurkha Rifles Regimental Sergeant Major Rank (RSM)
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Rank
Royal Gurkha Rifles Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS) Rank Badge
Conditional · Only the Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant appointment, with its wreath distinction; not the ordinary WO2 crown.
Rank
Royal Gurkha Rifles Warrant Officer Class 2 Rank (WO2)
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Rank
Royal Gurkha Rifles Staff Sergeant Rank (S/Sgt)
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Rank
Royal Gurkha Rifles Sergeant Rank (Sgt)
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Shirts & Neckwear
Collarless White Shirt
Required · Royal Gurkha Rifles No. 10 Dress: plain white collarless shirt secured with cufflinks
Shoulder Details
Royal Gurkha Rifles Mess Dress Braided Shoulder Cords
Conditional · The authorised officer and WO/SNCO No. 10 jacket; do not import the No. 11 SNCO omission.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Long Mess Dress Skirt
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Royal Gurkha Rifles Black Braided Overalls
Conditional · Optional trouser/overall outfit in place of the skirt or dress outfit; retain the matching pattern, rank, appointment and wearing conditions. Matching outfit: officers, warrant officers and senior NCOs in the authorised No. 10 pattern; tropical SNCO trousers remain separate.