WO1 Mess Dress - Male

The Royal Wessex Yeomanry WO1 Mess Dress - Male

Royal Wessex Yeomanry WO1 Mess Dress with the officer-pattern Badminton-blue jacket, dark-scarlet waistcoat and twin gold Irish Wave-laced overalls.

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Description

Specification

Gender

Male

Rank and fittings

Small silver WO1 Royal Arms on the shoulder loop, five gold olivets and brass/gilt half-ball buttons.

Shirt and footwear

Collarless white double-cuff shirt, Wellingtons and prescribed 2½-inch box spurs.

Headdress

Blue forage or Field Service cap outdoors when ordered, with matching metal or sewn embroidered badge.

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 Wessex Yeomanry Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete

Included in the WordPress uniform parent: Royal Wessex Yeomanry Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Included

Trousers, overalls, skirt or equivalent

  • Royal Wessex Yeomanry Officer and WO1 Overalls

Male officer and WO1 Mess Dress, using the same exact gold-laced overall pattern.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Shirt

  • Collarless White Shirt

The shared all-ranks local shirt is projected onto the WO1 customer route with exact WO1 scope rather than a broad warrant-officer/NCO edge.

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

  • Leather Wellington Boots

ADR serial 93 directs WO1 to the serial-31 Mess Wellington boot system.

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

  • White Cotton Gloves

ADR serial 94 prescribes the all-ranks white-glove article when ordered, including WO1 in the role-safe Mess projection.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Headdress

  • The Royal Wessex Yeomanry Forage Cap
  • Field Service Cap

Male WO1 Mess outdoors when headdress is ordered, as an alternative to the blue forage cap. This side cap remains a source requirement only; it is outside the owner-selected Goldings stock range.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Some options listed

Rank

Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank

  • Royal Wessex Yeomanry WO1 Mess Shoulder-loop Rank — Small Silver-embroidered Royal Arms

ADR serial 86 proves a small silver-embroidered WO1 rank article on the Officer/WO1 shoulder loops but does not safely decompose it into the separately stocked 3/4-inch officer crown and star products.

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 Embroidered Officer Cap Badge
  • Royal Wessex Yeomanry Officer Blue Peaked-Cap Badge
  • Royal Wessex Yeomanry Other-Rank Cap and Beret Badge

With the selected Field Service cap; Service off parade or male WO1 Mess outdoors when ordered.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Some options listed

Buttons

  • Gold Olivettes
  • Royal Wessex Yeomanry Plain Half-Ball Officer and WO1 22 Ligne Brass or Gilt Button
  • Royal Wessex Yeomanry Plain Half-Ball Officer and WO1 30 Ligne Brass or Gilt Button
  • Royal Wessex Yeomanry Plain Half-Ball Officer and WO1 40 Ligne Brass or Gilt Button

Officer and WO1 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 Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete

Included in the WordPress uniform parent: Royal Wessex Yeomanry Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Included

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

The all-ranks trouser-support rule applies to the WO1 cavalry-overalls branch.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Spurs

  • Royal Wessex Yeomanry Officer and WO1 2½-Inch Swan-Neck Spurs

WO1 uses the senior 2½-inch spur only when entitled and only with the compatible Officer/WO1 overalls-and-Wellington 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 · With the selected Field Service cap; Service off parade or male WO1 Mess outdoors when ordered.

Royal Wessex Yeomanry Officer Blue Peaked-Cap Badge

Badges & Insignia

Royal Wessex Yeomanry Officer Blue Peaked-Cap Badge

Conditional · With the male officer/WO1 blue forage cap, outdoors when ordered with Mess Dress.

Gold Olivettes

Buttons

Gold Olivettes

Required · WO1: the Officer/WO1-pattern Mess jacket and waistcoat use the reviewed Gold Olivette set

Royal Wessex Yeomanry Plain Half-Ball Officer and WO1 22 Ligne Brass or Gilt Button

Buttons

Royal Wessex Yeomanry Plain Half-Ball Officer and WO1 22 Ligne Brass or Gilt Button

Conditional · Officer and WO1 garment fittings only; select the physical size required by the fastening.

Royal Wessex Yeomanry Plain Half-Ball Officer and WO1 30 Ligne Brass or Gilt Button

Buttons

Royal Wessex Yeomanry Plain Half-Ball Officer and WO1 30 Ligne Brass or Gilt Button

Conditional · Officer and WO1 garment fittings only; select the physical size required by the fastening.

Royal Wessex Yeomanry Plain Half-Ball Officer and WO1 40 Ligne Brass or Gilt Button

Buttons

Royal Wessex Yeomanry Plain Half-Ball Officer and WO1 40 Ligne Brass or Gilt Button

Conditional · Officer and WO1 garment fittings only; select the physical size required by the fastening.

Leather Wellington Boots

Footwear

Leather Wellington Boots

Required · Royal Wessex Yeomanry WO1 Mess Dress: Mess Wellington boots with Officer/WO1-pattern overalls

Royal Wessex Yeomanry Officer and WO1 2½-Inch Swan-Neck Spurs

Footwear

Royal Wessex Yeomanry Officer and WO1 2½-Inch Swan-Neck Spurs

Conditional · Only when entitled to wear spurs; with Officer/WO1-pattern overalls and Mess Wellington boots; never with trousers

White Cotton Gloves

Gloves

White Cotton Gloves

Conditional · Royal Wessex Yeomanry WO1 Mess Dress: white gloves when ordered

The Royal Wessex Yeomanry Forage Cap

Hats

The Royal Wessex Yeomanry Forage Cap

Conditional · WO1: Officer/WO1 forage cap where the authorised Mess Dress occasion calls for it

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Rank

Royal Wessex Yeomanry WO1 Mess Shoulder-loop Rank — Small Silver-embroidered Royal Arms

Conditional · Royal Wessex Yeomanry WO1 Mess Dress shoulder-loop rank article; exact crown/star decomposition is not asserted

Collarless White Shirt

Shirts & Neckwear

Collarless White Shirt

Required · Royal Wessex Yeomanry WO1 No. 10 Dress: collarless white cotton shirt with double cuffs and cufflinks

Braces

Trousers, Skirts & Dresses

Braces

Conditional · WO1: braces with the prescribed cavalry overalls

Royal Wessex Yeomanry Officer and WO1 Overalls

Trousers, Skirts & Dresses

Royal Wessex Yeomanry Officer and WO1 Overalls

Conditional · Male officer and WO1 Mess Dress, using the same exact gold-laced overall pattern.