The Royal Wessex Yeomanry NCO WO2 and Below Mess Dress - Male

The Royal Wessex Yeomanry WO2 and Below Mess Dress - Male

Royal Wessex Yeomanry WO2-and-below Mess Dress with Badminton-blue jacket, dark-scarlet waistcoat and buff-striped dark-blue overalls.

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Description

Specification

Gender

Male

Jacket and rank

Gold-anodised half-ball buttons and full-size buff-backed rank on the right sleeve. Corporal rank is two chevrons.

Overalls

Twin ¾-inch buff stripes spaced ⅛ inch apart, without pleats or side-seam pockets.

Shirt and footwear

Collarless white double-cuff shirt and George boots with the prescribed two-inch cavalry spurs.

Cap

Other-rank forage cap outdoors when ordered: embroidered officer badge for WO2; metal-and-enamel badge below WO2.

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

  • WO2 and Below Mess Dress

Included in the displayed Goldings uniform product: WO2 and Below Mess Dress.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Included

Trousers, overalls, skirt or equivalent

  • Royal Wessex Yeomanry NCO Overalls

ADR serial 90 assigns WO2 and below the exact Other-Rank overalls at serial 15.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Shirt

  • Collarless White Shirt

The all-ranks local pattern is the reviewed Goldings collarless double-cuff tunic shirt. Generic officer and senior-NCO shirt alternatives do not apply.

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

Male WO2 and below with the prescribed buff-striped overalls.

Dress rule

When applicable

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

  • White Cotton Gloves

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Headdress

  • Royal Wessex Yeomanry Other-Ranks Forage Cap

Male WO2 and below, outdoors with Mess Dress when ordered. WO2 uses the embroidered badge; lower ranks use the metal/enamel badge.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Rank

Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank

  • The Royal Wessex Yeomanry Corporal Rank Badge
  • The Royal Wessex Yeomanry Lance Corporal Rank Badge
  • The Royal Wessex Yeomanry Quartermaster Sergeant Rank Badge
  • Royal Wessex Yeomanry Sergeant Mess Dress Rank
  • Royal Wessex Yeomanry Staff Sergeant Mess Dress Rank

Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Dress rule

Required

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 Wessex Yeomanry Other-Ranks Forage-Cap Badge
  • Royal Wessex Yeomanry Embroidered Officer Cap Badge

WO2 only, on the other-rank forage cap; below WO2 use the metal-and-enamel badge.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Buttons

  • Royal Wessex Yeomanry Plain Half-Ball Other-Rank 22 Ligne Gold-Anodised Button
  • Royal Wessex Yeomanry Plain Half-Ball Other-Rank 30 Ligne Gold-Anodised Button
  • Royal Wessex Yeomanry Plain Half-Ball Other-Rank 40 Ligne Gold-Anodised Button

WO2 and below garment fittings only; select the physical size required by the fastening.

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

  • Royal Wessex Yeomanry NCO Mess Vest

Specified by the dress evidence but not separately listed as a Goldings product for this uniform.

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

  • Authorised shoulder cords, chains or details

Shoulder cords, chains or other details depend on the authorised local pattern.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Braces or trouser support

  • Braces

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Spurs

  • Short Swan-Neck Box Spurs

The junior 2-inch spur is conditional on entitlement and belongs only to the compatible WO2-and-below overalls-and-George-boots system.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

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 Wessex Yeomanry Embroidered Officer Cap Badge

Badges & Insignia

Royal Wessex Yeomanry Embroidered Officer Cap Badge

Conditional · WO2 only, on the other-rank forage cap; below WO2 use the metal-and-enamel badge.

Royal Wessex Yeomanry Other-Ranks Forage-Cap Badge

Badges & Insignia

Royal Wessex Yeomanry Other-Ranks Forage-Cap Badge

Conditional · Forage-cap wearers below WO2 only. WO2 wears the officer-pattern embroidered cap badge on the other-rank cap.

Royal Wessex Yeomanry Plain Half-Ball Other-Rank 22 Ligne Gold-Anodised Button

Buttons

Royal Wessex Yeomanry Plain Half-Ball Other-Rank 22 Ligne Gold-Anodised Button

Conditional · WO2 and below garment fittings only; select the physical size required by the fastening.

Royal Wessex Yeomanry Plain Half-Ball Other-Rank 30 Ligne Gold-Anodised Button

Buttons

Royal Wessex Yeomanry Plain Half-Ball Other-Rank 30 Ligne Gold-Anodised Button

Conditional · WO2 and below garment fittings only; select the physical size required by the fastening.

Photograph not available

Buttons

Royal Wessex Yeomanry Plain Half-Ball Other-Rank 40 Ligne Gold-Anodised Button

Conditional · WO2 and below garment fittings only; select the physical size required by the fastening.

Black Leather George Boots

Footwear

Black Leather George Boots

Conditional · Male WO2 and below with the prescribed buff-striped overalls.

Short Swan-Neck Box Spurs

Footwear

Short Swan-Neck Box Spurs

Conditional · Only when entitled to wear spurs; with Other-Rank-pattern overalls and George boots; never with trousers

White Cotton Gloves

Gloves

White Cotton Gloves

Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Photograph not available

Hats

Royal Wessex Yeomanry Other-Ranks Forage Cap

Conditional · Male WO2 and below, outdoors with Mess Dress when ordered. WO2 uses the embroidered badge; lower ranks use the metal/enamel badge.

Royal Wessex Yeomanry Staff Sergeant Mess Dress Rank

Rank

Royal Wessex Yeomanry Staff Sergeant Mess Dress Rank

Conditional · When the substantive rank is Staff Sergeant (OR-7).

Royal Wessex Yeomanry Sergeant Mess Dress Rank

Rank

Royal Wessex Yeomanry Sergeant Mess Dress Rank

Conditional · When the substantive rank is Sergeant (OR-6).

The Royal Wessex Yeomanry Corporal Rank Badge

Rank

The Royal Wessex Yeomanry Corporal Rank Badge

Conditional · When the substantive rank is Corporal (OR-4).

The Royal Wessex Yeomanry Lance Corporal Rank Badge

Rank

The Royal Wessex Yeomanry Lance Corporal Rank Badge

Conditional · When the substantive rank is Lance Corporal (OR-3).

The Royal Wessex Yeomanry Quartermaster Sergeant Rank Badge

Rank

The Royal Wessex Yeomanry Quartermaster Sergeant Rank Badge

Conditional · When the substantive rank is Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) and the appointment is Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant.

Collarless White Shirt

Shirts & Neckwear

Collarless White Shirt

Required · Royal Wessex Yeomanry No. 10 Dress: collarless white cotton shirt with double cuffs and cufflinks

Braces

Trousers, Skirts & Dresses

Braces

Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Royal Wessex Yeomanry NCO Overalls

Trousers, Skirts & Dresses

Royal Wessex Yeomanry NCO Overalls

Required · Royal Wessex Yeomanry WO2-and-below Mess Dress: Other-Rank-pattern buff-striped cavalry overalls; never generic Mess trousers