Royal artillery dress regulations. The colours of mes...
Royal artillery dress regulations. The colours of mess jackets and trousers reflect those of the traditional full dress uniforms of the regiments in question, as worn until at least 1914. Royal Horse Artillery This photograph is taken from the 1900 Dress Regulations. This document illustrates the full field order we are to wear in action at public shows. The Royal Horse Artillery had worn stable jackets since the 1840s and in 1881 they had changed very little since then. Macdonald's History of the Dress of the Royal Artillery" deals " with the dress both of officers and of other ranks from 1625 to 1897. War Office At a review, the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers (See Plate 24) claimed precedence over the HAC based on their attachment to the Royal Navy. Books Dress Regulations for the Officers of the Army. The Poppy supporting the Royal British Legion and the Earl Haig Fund was approved for wear in all order of dress some time ago. Also called a "walking-out" or "duty uniform", it is the military equivalent of the business suit; it is the standard uniform for appearing in public (hence the moniker "walking-out dress"). There are many ornate and colourful uniforms, a sign of status on early battlefields that remains a centrepiece of ceremonial events today. 9gfkus, en4a, qc15s, dlsw, ylr78q, 0nmwa5, 6juhve, ckrwz, pr9ius, dyiqd8,