Description
Specification
Gender
Female
Rank and titles
5/8-inch brass rank and full-title brass shoulder titles.
Equipment
Service Sam Browne and leather scabbard when the sabre is ordered.
Footwear
Dismounted Oxford/appropriate female Service shoe pattern; mounted field boots, light-tan breeches and spurs form a separate configuration.
Arm badge
Established Service fern/arm-badge scope; exact duplicate stock identity remains to be confirmed.
Legwear options
Choose the existing skirt, dress or female-cut trouser outfit, or Service Dress Trousers. These are alternative outfits, not additional garments to wear together. Retain any rank, appointment, occasion and pattern conditions; select footwear and fittings to match the chosen legwear.
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 Yeomanry Service Service Dress Jacket (FAD) Bespoke Made*
Specified by the dress evidence but not separately listed as a Goldings product for this uniform.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Not separately listedTrousers, overalls, skirt or equivalent
Choose one authorised option
- Service Dress Skirt
- Service Dress Trousers
Choose one lower-garment outfit. The existing skirt/dress or female-cut trousers remain available, with the matching male-pattern trousers or overalls offered as alternatives by Goldings. Rank, appointment, occasion and mounted-duty conditions remain specific to each option.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyShirt
- White Service Shirt
The route-local source supplies the exact officer Service Dress article. Generic issue and WordPress placeholder shirts are suppressed from this composition.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyTie, bow tie or collar
- Light-Silk Tie
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyShoes or boots
- Women’s Brown Service Shoes
- Women’s Brown Court Shoes
Gender: female. Wearers: all-ranks. Brown service shoes on parade, or brown court shoes
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelySocks, stockings or tights
- Authorised stockings or tights
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
- Brown Leather Gloves
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyHeaddress
Choose one authorised option
- Female Service Dress Hat
- Royal Yeomanry No. 1 Forage Cap
ADR 02.212(a)(i) and 09.65 prescribe the No. 1 forage cap for formal No. 2 Dress. Under 02.212(c)(i) the khaki Service Dress cap is an Undress alternative, not worn with medals or a Sam Browne/leather shoulder belt. Reuse the existing cap and its reviewed gender, rank and unit pattern; do not derive a new physical article.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyRank
Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank
- 5/8 Inch Brass Metal Crowns
- 5/8 Inch Gold Metal Bath Stars
Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyRank carrier
- Epaulettes
Specified by the dress evidence but not separately listed as a Goldings product for this uniform.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedBadges and insignia
- Brass Shoulder Titles
- Embroidered Cap Badges
- Royal Yeomanry E Squadron Collar Badges (Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry)
- Royal Yeomanry C Squadron Collar Badges (Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry)
- Royal Yeomanry F Squadron Collar Badges (Westminster Dragoons)
- Royal Yeomanry A Squadron Officer Collar Badges (Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry)
- Royal Yeomanry Silver Fern Arm Badge
Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyButtons
- Royal Yeomanry 22 Ligne Silver Domed Button
- Royal Yeomanry 30 Ligne Silver Domed Button
- Royal Yeomanry 40 Ligne Silver Domed Button
Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelySword
- Authorised regimental or corps-pattern sword
The sword is controlled by wearer entitlement, occasion and the authorised regimental or corps pattern.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedScabbard
- The Royal Yeomanry Service Dress Cavalry Sabre and Scabbard
- Leather Scabbard
Leather scabbard fitted to the Service sabre when sword carriage is ordered.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelySword knot
- Royal Yeomanry Leather Service Sword Knot
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelySword belt, slings or frog
- Authorised sword belt, slings or frog
The sword belt, slings or frog depend on the authorised sword, wearer and occasion.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedWaistcoat or cummerbund
Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableBelt or sash
- Sam Browne Silver Whistle
- The Royal Yeomanry Sam Browne Belt
Service Dress Sam Browne, with sword fittings when required. These products remain source requirements only and are hidden from the catalogue at the owner’s request.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Some options listedShoulder 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
This exact composition is skirt-only, so braces or other trouser support are not used.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableSpurs
This exact composition is skirt-only, so spurs and spur-box footwear are not used.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableMedals 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
- Fishtailed Leather Whip
Specified by the dress evidence but not separately listed as a Goldings product for this uniform.
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
Brass Shoulder Titles
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Badges & Insignia
Embroidered Cap Badges
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Badges & Insignia
Royal Yeomanry A Squadron Officer Collar Badges (Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry)
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Badges & Insignia
Royal Yeomanry C Squadron Collar Badges (Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry)
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Badges & Insignia
Royal Yeomanry E Squadron Collar Badges (Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry)
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Badges & Insignia
Royal Yeomanry F Squadron Collar Badges (Westminster Dragoons)
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Badges & Insignia
Royal Yeomanry Silver Fern Arm Badge
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Buttons
Royal Yeomanry 22 Ligne Silver Domed Button
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Buttons
Royal Yeomanry 30 Ligne Silver Domed Button
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Buttons
Royal Yeomanry 40 Ligne Silver Domed Button
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Footwear
Women’s Brown Court Shoes
Choose one · Gender: female. Wearers: all-ranks. Brown service shoes on parade, or brown court shoes
Footwear
Women’s Brown Service Shoes
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Gloves
Brown Leather Gloves
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Hats
Female Service Dress Hat
Conditional · Undress only on appropriate informal or social occasions; not with medals, a Sam Browne or leather shoulder belt. Formal Service Dress uses the Royal Yeomanry rifle-green No. 1 cap.
Hats
Royal Yeomanry No. 1 Forage Cap
Conditional · Formal No. 2 Dress uses the prescribed No. 1 forage cap.
Rank
5/8 Inch Brass Metal Crowns
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Rank
5/8 Inch Gold Metal Bath Stars
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Shirts & Neckwear
Light-Silk Tie
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Shirts & Neckwear
White Service Shirt
Required · Royal Yeomanry officer Service Dress: white regimental officer shirt
Shoulder Details
No. 3 Staff Aiguillettes
Choose one · 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.
Swords & Belts
Leather Scabbard
Conditional · Leather scabbard fitted to the Service sabre when sword carriage is ordered.
Swords & Belts
Royal Yeomanry Leather Service Sword Knot
Conditional · Leather sword knot when the Service sabre is ordered; worn loose under the cavalry rule.
Swords & Belts
The Royal Yeomanry Sam Browne Belt
Conditional · Service Dress Sam Browne, with sword fittings when required.
Swords & Belts
The Royal Yeomanry Service Dress Cavalry Sabre and Scabbard
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Service Dress Skirt
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Service Dress Trousers
Conditional · Optional trouser/overall outfit in place of the skirt or dress outfit; retain the matching pattern, rank, appointment and wearing conditions.