The Royal Gurkha Rifles Mess Dress - Male
Royal Gurkha Rifles male officer Mess Dress with a closed-neck regimental jacket, rifle-green high-neck waistcoat and collarless shirt.
Description
Specification
Gender
Male
Fittings
Small 3/8-inch black rank and the regimental Mess braided shoulder cords. No wing collar or Service front buttons.
Lower garment
Black overalls with 1.9-inch braid, with authorised George or Wellington boots. Spurs only for entitled Field Officers or Adjutants in the appropriate boxed-boot configuration.
Headdress
Side cap outdoors when ordered.
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
- Royal Gurkha Rifles Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete
Included in the WordPress uniform parent: Royal Gurkha Rifles Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
IncludedTrousers, overalls, skirt or equivalent
- Royal Gurkha Rifles Black Braided Overalls
Male officers, warrant officers and senior NCOs in the authorised No. 10 pattern; tropical SNCO trousers remain separate.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyShirt
- Collarless White Shirt
The exact route-local product is published without asserting identity with the differently described WordPress 69820 shirt.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyTie, bow tie or collar
RGR closed-neck Mess uses the prescribed collarless shirt, without a wing collar.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedShoes or boots
- Leather Wellington Boots
- Black Leather George Boots
Ordinary male officer No. 1 and Service Dress; authorised George boot option for officer Mess, with Wellington retained as the other Mess option.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelySocks, stockings or tights
- Authorised socks or hose
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
- Rifle-Green Side Cap
Male officer Mess outdoors when ordered; officer boss fitting remains distinct from the SNCO shank-and-split-pin badge.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyRank
Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank
- 3/8 Inch Black Metal Crowns
- 3/8 Inch Black Metal Bath Stars
The measured 3/8-inch stocked products own the Mess relationship. The unmeasured 'small black metal' source nodes provide supporting evidence, not a second customer product.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyRank carrier
- Royal Gurkha Rifles Mess Dress Braided Shoulder Cords
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyBadges and insignia
- Royal Gurkha Rifles Beret Badge
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyButtons
- Black Regimental Buttons (22 Ligne Cap Button)
The 40-ligne Service front button is not the Mess net-button construction.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelySword
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
Rifle-green high-neck Mess waistcoat in the appropriate officer or WO/SNCO fit. 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
- 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
- Braces
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelySpurs
- Short Swan-Neck Box Spurs
Field Officers and Adjutants only, with authorised overalls and spur-box boots; not ordinary trousers or a skirt.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyMedals 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 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
Royal Gurkha Rifles Beret Badge
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Buttons
Black Regimental Buttons (22 Ligne Cap Button)
Conditional · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Footwear
Black Leather George Boots
Conditional · Ordinary male officer No. 1 and Service Dress; authorised George boot option for officer Mess, with Wellington retained as the other Mess option.
Footwear
Leather Wellington Boots
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Footwear
Short Swan-Neck Box Spurs
Conditional · Field Officers and Adjutants only, with authorised overalls and spur-box boots; not ordinary trousers or a skirt.
Hats
Rifle-Green Side Cap
Conditional · Male officer Mess outdoors when ordered; officer boss fitting remains distinct from the SNCO shank-and-split-pin badge.
Rank
3/8 Inch Black Metal Bath Stars
Conditional · Royal Gurkha Rifles Mess Dress: 3/8-inch black stars according to substantive rank
Rank
3/8 Inch Black Metal Crowns
Conditional · Royal Gurkha Rifles Mess Dress: 3/8-inch black crown where required by substantive rank
Shirts & Neckwear
Collarless White Shirt
Required · Royal Gurkha Rifles No. 10 Dress: plain white collarless shirt secured with cufflinks
Shoulder Details
No. 3 Staff Aiguillettes
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.
Shoulder Details
Royal Gurkha Rifles Mess Dress Braided Shoulder Cords
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Braces
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Royal Gurkha Rifles Black Braided Overalls
Conditional · Male officers, warrant officers and senior NCOs in the authorised No. 10 pattern; tropical SNCO trousers remain separate.