The Royal Gurkha Rifles NCO Mess Dress - Male

The Royal Gurkha Rifles Mess Dress - Male

Royal Gurkha Rifles male warrant officer and senior NCO Mess Dress.

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Description

Specification

Gender

Male

Upper garments

Closed-neck No. 10 jacket with the authorised braided shoulder cords, rifle-green high-neck waistcoat and collarless white shirt.

Lower garment

Black overalls with 1.9-inch braid; keep the tropical SNCO trouser pattern separate.

Insignia

Select the correct rank or appointment badge. Male SNCO side-cap badge uses a shank/split-pin fitting, distinct from the officer boss.

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 NCO Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Trousers Complete

Included in the WordPress uniform parent: Royal Gurkha Rifles NCO Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Trousers Complete.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Included

Trousers, 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 applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Shirt

  • 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

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Tie, 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 applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Shoes or boots

  • Black Leather George Boots

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Socks, 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 applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Gloves

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

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Headdress

  • Rifle-Green Side Cap

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Rank

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 applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Rank 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 applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Badges and insignia

  • Royal Gurkha Rifles Beret Badge
  • Royal Gurkha Rifles SNCO Shank-Fitting Cap Badge

With the male SNCO side cap when ordered outdoors with Mess Dress.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Buttons

  • Black Regimental Buttons (22 Ligne Cap Button)

With the male NCO side cap when ordered outdoors with Mess Dress.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Sword

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

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Scabbard

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

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Sword knot

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

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Sword belt, slings or frog

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

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Waistcoat 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 applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Belt or sash

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

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Shoulder 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 applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Braces or trouser support

  • Braces

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Spurs

  • Authorised spurs for an entitled wearer

Spurs apply only to an entitled wearer with compatible overalls or mounted footwear.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Medals and decorations

  • Orders, decorations and medals as entitled

Orders, decorations and medals are selected by individual entitlement and the occasion.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Lanyard 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 applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Dress-specific accessories

  • Additional authorised item for the occasion

Any additional accessory is controlled by the cited occasion or local dress rule.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Related accoutrements

Complete
the uniform

Garments and accoutrements supplied to complete this order of dress.

Royal Gurkha Rifles Beret Badge

Badges & Insignia

Royal Gurkha Rifles Beret Badge

Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

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Badges & Insignia

Royal Gurkha Rifles SNCO Shank-Fitting Cap Badge

Conditional · With the male SNCO side cap when ordered outdoors with Mess Dress.

Black Regimental Buttons (22 Ligne Cap Button)

Buttons

Black Regimental Buttons (22 Ligne Cap Button)

Conditional · With the male NCO side cap when ordered outdoors with Mess Dress.

Black Leather George Boots

Footwear

Black Leather George Boots

Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Rifle-Green Side Cap

Hats

Rifle-Green Side Cap

Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Royal Gurkha Rifles Regimental Sergeant Major Rank (RSM)

Rank

Royal Gurkha Rifles Regimental Sergeant Major Rank (RSM)

Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Royal Gurkha Rifles Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS) Rank Badge

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.

Royal Gurkha Rifles Warrant Officer Class 2 Rank (WO2)

Rank

Royal Gurkha Rifles Warrant Officer Class 2 Rank (WO2)

Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Royal Gurkha Rifles Staff Sergeant Rank (S/Sgt)

Rank

Royal Gurkha Rifles Staff Sergeant Rank (S/Sgt)

Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Royal Gurkha Rifles Sergeant Rank (Sgt)

Rank

Royal Gurkha Rifles Sergeant Rank (Sgt)

Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Collarless White Shirt

Shirts & Neckwear

Collarless White Shirt

Required · Royal Gurkha Rifles No. 10 Dress: plain white collarless shirt secured with cufflinks

Royal Gurkha Rifles Mess Dress Braided Shoulder Cords

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.

Braces

Trousers, Skirts & Dresses

Braces

Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Royal Gurkha Rifles Black Braided Overalls

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.