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.
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
RequiredGoldings listing
IncludedTrousers, 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 applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyShirt
- 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
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
- Leather Wellington Boots
ADR serial 93 directs WO1 to the serial-31 Mess Wellington boot system.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings 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
- 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 applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyHeaddress
- 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 applicableGoldings listing
Some options listedRank
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
RequiredGoldings 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
- 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 applicableGoldings listing
Some options listedButtons
- 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 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
- 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 applicableGoldings listing
IncludedBelt 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
The all-ranks trouser-support rule applies to the WO1 cavalry-overalls branch.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelySpurs
- 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 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 listedRelated accoutrements
Complete
the uniform
Garments and accoutrements supplied to complete this order of dress.
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.
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.
Buttons
Gold Olivettes
Required · WO1: the Officer/WO1-pattern Mess jacket and waistcoat use the reviewed Gold Olivette set
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.
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.
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.
Footwear
Leather Wellington Boots
Required · Royal Wessex Yeomanry WO1 Mess Dress: Mess Wellington boots with Officer/WO1-pattern overalls
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
Gloves
White Cotton Gloves
Conditional · Royal Wessex Yeomanry WO1 Mess Dress: white gloves when ordered
Hats
The Royal Wessex Yeomanry Forage Cap
Conditional · WO1: Officer/WO1 forage cap where the authorised Mess Dress occasion calls for it
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
Shirts & Neckwear
Collarless White Shirt
Required · Royal Wessex Yeomanry WO1 No. 10 Dress: collarless white cotton shirt with double cuffs and cufflinks
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Braces
Conditional · WO1: braces with the prescribed cavalry 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.