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Contents

1. Dress 1a – Review order

2. Dress 1b – Review order

3. Dress 1c – Review order

4. Dress 3a – Drill order (Winter)

5. Dress 3b – Drill order (Summer)

6. Dress 5 – Mess Dress

7. Dress 6 - Undress Blues

8. Dress 1a - Pipes & Drums

9. Dress 3a – Pipes & Drums

10. Dress 3b – Pipes & Drums

Dress No 1a: Officers, WOs 1. Dress No 1a to be worn as a participant on State

Ceremonies, Guards of Honour, medal parades, or as

ordered

2. Dress Standards

a. Beret and badge - Beret, Piper Green with Irish

Harp and Hackle, feather Piper Green

b. Tunic - Drabveld cutaway, four pockets with

chrome Regimental Buttons (Harp).. Left hand

sleeve small button gunners, chrome, Unit flash

and shoulder title “South African Irish

Regiment”

c. Badges, collar - Irish Shamrock, chrome

d. Lanyard - Piper Green, double strand left

shoulder knotted. 10mm with chrome whistle

e. Badges, Rank - Chrome metal (Candidate

Officers with satin ribbon 35 mm with Piper

Green centre strip 8mm), WO’s on sleeve

f. Trousers - Trews, Piper Green serge,

g. Shoes - Full wing Brogues (Black),

h. Socks - Black

i. Shirts - Khaki, Long sleeve

j. Tie - SA Irish tie (Piper Green)

k. Gloves - Brown leather service issue

l. Belt - Brown leather belt and frog

m. Sword - Chrome service issue Officers, OC,

RSM Traditional sword

n. Medals, Decorations - As entitled

Dress No 1a: NCOs 1. Dress No 1a to be worn as a participant on State


ordered

2. Dress Standards







Regiment”




e. Badges, Rank – Embroidered, worn on sleeve



h. Socks - Black



k. Gloves – White cotton

l. Belt - White leather belt and frog

m. Sash - Piper Green (Colour Sgts only)


Dress No 1a: Other Ranks 1. Dress No 1a to be worn as a participant on State


ordered

2. Dress Standards







Regiment”


d. Trousers - Trews, Piper Green serge,

e. Boots (black),

f. Socks - Khaki

g. Shirts - Khaki, Long sleeve

h. Tie - SA Irish tie (Piper Green)

i. Medals, Decorations - As entitled

Dress No 1b: Officers, WOs 1. Dress No 1b to be worn as a spectator on State


ordered

2. Dress Standards







Regiment”








g. Shoes - Full wing Brogues (Black), black

h. Socks - Black



k. Belt – Sam Brown leather belt

l. Walking Stick – Irish Blackthorn (Officers, RSM)

m. Medals, Decorations - As entitled

Dress No 1b: NCOs 1. Dress No 1b to be worn as a spectator on State


ordered

2. Dress Standards







Regiment”







h. Socks - Black







Dress No 1b: Other Ranks 1. Dress No 1b to be worn as a spectator on State


ordered

2. Dress Standards







Regiment”



e. Boots (black),

f. Socks - Khaki



i. Medals, Decorations - As entitled

Dress No 1c: Officers, WOs 1. Dress No 1c to be worn at, General Courts Martial, or

as ordered

2. Dress Standards







Regiment”








g. Shoes - Full wing Brogues (Black), black

h. Socks - Black



k. Belt – Sam Brown leather belt and frog

l. Walking Stick – Irish Blackthorn (Officers/RSM)

m. Medals, Decorations - As entitled (Ribbons)

Dress No 1c: NCOs 1. Dress No 1c to be worn at General Courts Martial, or

as ordered

2. Dress Standards







Regiment”







h. Socks - Black






n. Medals, Decorations - As entitled (Ribbons)

Dress No 1c: Other Ranks 1. Dress No 1c to be worn at, General Courts Martial, or

as ordered

2. Dress Standards







Regiment”



e. Boots (black),

f. Socks - Khaki



i. Medals, Decorations - As entitled (Ribbons)

Dress No 3a: Officers, WOs,

NCOs1. Dress No 3a (Drill Order Winter) to be worn as

Regimental and Office working dress during designated

winter season, or as ordered

2. Dress Standards

a. Beret and badge - Beret, Piper Green with Irish Harp

and Hackle, feather Piper Green

b. Jacket – SANDF Green windbreaker with shoulder

title “South African Irish Regiment”

c. Lanyard - Piper Green, double strand left shoulder

knotted. 10mm with chrome whistle

d. Badges, Rank –

i. Officers: Piper Green epaulettes with chrome

metal (Candidate Officers with satin ribbon 35

mm with Piper Green centre strip 8mm)

ii. WOs/NCOs: As entitled on sleeve

e. Trousers - Trews, Piper Green serge,

f. Shoes - Full wing Brogues (Black), black

g. Socks - Black

h. Shirts - Khaki, Long sleeve

i. Tie - SA Irish tie (Piper Green)

j. Belt – Piper Green Stable Belt

i. Officers:, black leather buckle

ii. WOs/NCOs, chrome buckle with Irish Harp

k. Walking Stick – Irish Blackthorn (officers/RSM)

l. Medals, Decorations - As entitled (Ribbons)

Dress No 3b: Officers, WOs,

NCOs1. Dress No 3b (Drill Order Summer) to be worn as

Regimental and Office working dress during

designated summer season, or as ordered

2. Dress Standards



b. Lanyard - Piper Green, double strand left


c. Badges, Rank –

i. Officers: Piper Green epaulettes with

chrome metal (Candidate Officers with

satin ribbon 35 mm with Piper Green

centre strip 8mm)

ii. WOs/NCOs: As entitled on sleeve


e. Shoes - Full wing Brogues (Black), black

f. Socks - Black

g. Shirts - Khaki, short sleeve

h. Belt – Piper Green Stable Belt

i. Officers:, black leather buckle

ii. WOs/NCOs, chrome buckle with Irish Harp

i. Walking Stick – Irish Blackthorn (Officers/RSM)

j. Medals, Decorations - As entitled (Ribbons)

Dress No 5: Mess Dress 1. Dress No 5 to be worn as at formal social or mess

events, or as ordered

2. Dress Standards

a. Jacket - Short black mess: with Piper Green

epaulettes. Black satin lapel facings

b. Cuffs - Black pointed with green piping, 6” high

at point; 2 ½” slit, fastened with 2 ¼” chrome

regimental buttons (left hand sleeve upper

button, gunners chrome)

c. Vest (waistcoat) - Piper Green with 4 ¼”

Regimental buttons, Harp chrome

d. Trousers - Black with Piper Green 44mm centre

stripes

e. Badges of Rank - Chrome metal

f. Badges Lapel - Harp Chrome - miniature

g. Shirt - White collar, soft pique material with

silver cuff links (Harp)

h. Tie - Black bow, service issue, narrow

i. Shoes - Full wing Brogues (Black), black

j. Socks - Black

k. Headdress - Forage cap with button and Harp

l. Medals, Decorations (Miniature) As entitled

Dress No 6: Undress Blues 1. Dress No 6 to be worn to informal social or mess

events, or as ordered

2. Dress Standards



b. Jacket - Patrol, blue serge, single breasted, four

pockets with Regimental buttons and shoulder

titles

c. Collar - Patrol 1 ½”to 2” high fastened with 2

hooks and eyes and white stiff collar inside, 1/8”

showing

d. Cuffs - Pointed 6” high points, 2 ½” behind.

Buttons as for Mess Dress

e. Epaulettes Standard fixed, Piper Green with

standard size badges of rank, chrome

f. Lanyard - Piper Green, double strand left


g. Trousers – Dark Blue with Piper Green 44mm

centre stripes

h. Shoes - Full wing Brogues (Black), black

i. Socks - Black

j. Badges, Collar - Chrome Shamrock

k. Badges of Rank- Chrome

l. Medals, Decorations - As entitled (Ribbons)

m. Walking Stick – Irish Blackthorn (officers/RSM)

Dress No 1a: Pipes & Drums 1. Dress No 1a to be worn as a participant on

ceremonies and parades as ordered

2. Dress Standards

a. Bonnet - Beret, Piper Green with Irish Harp and

Hackle, feather Piper Green





Regiment”


d. Shirts - Khaki, long sleeve

e. Tie - SA Irish tie (Piper Green)

f. Lanyard - Piper Green, double strand left

shoulder knotted 10mm with whistle

g. Kilt Pipers - Saffron with 3 green cloth

shamrock patches on which badges as follows

are superimposed at 3 ½”, 7 ½” and 10 ½” from

bottom of kilt

i. Badge cap – Royal Ulster Rifles

ii. Badge cap – Artillery grenade

iii. Badge cap – Royal Irish Regiment

h. Cloak Pipers – Saffron, Tara broach. Bottom of

the cloak to be lifted from the ground

i. Sash, shoulder, worsted red - For WO’s, S/Sgts

and Sgts

Dress No 1a: Pipes & Drums 2. Dress Standards (continued)

j. Badges of Rank - Chevrons of silver shamrock

lace on black worn on right forearm by Pipe

Major and right upper arm by NCO’s

k. Badges, Arm, Pipers - Worn by Piper Major ½”

above chevrons on right forearm, worn by

pipers 6” below point of shoulder on right arm

l. Belts, waist, Pipers – Black leather, With chrome

plate buckle and Regimental badge

m. Purses, Irish Pipers – Black leather with

Regimental /badge

n. Stockings - Green

o. Garters, flash, worsted, saffron - Size 6” x 2”.

Height of inverted V to be 1”

p. Shoes Highland - With Square buckle on tongue

q. Medals – As entitled

Dress No 3a: Pipes

& Drums1. Dress No 3a (Drill Order Winter) to be worn as Regimental and Office

working dress during designated winter season, or as ordered

2. Dress Standards

a. Bonnet - Beret, Piper Green with Irish Harp and Hackle, feather

Piper Green

b. Jacket – SANDF Green windbreaker with shoulder title “South

African Irish Regiment”

c. Shirts - Khaki, long sleeve

d. Tie - SA Irish tie (Piper Green)

e. Lanyard - Piper Green, double strand left shoulder knotted

10mm with whistle (NCOs only)

f. Kilt Pipers - Saffron with 3 green cloth shamrock patches on

which badges as follows are superimposed at 3 ½”, 7 ½” and 10

½” from bottom of kilt




g. Badges of Rank - WOs/NCOs: As entitled on sleeve

h. Belts, waist, Pipers – Black leather, With chrome plate buckle

and Regimental badge

i. Purses, Irish Pipers – Black leather with Regimental /badge

j. Stockings - Green

k. Garters, flash, worsted, saffron - Size 6” x 2”. Height of inverted

V to be 1”

l. Shoes Highland - With Square buckle on tongue

m. Medals – (Ribbons) As entitled

Dress No 3b: Pipes

& Drums1. Dress No 3b (Drill Order Summer) to be worn as Regimental and

Office working dress during designated sumer season, or as ordered

2. Dress Standards

a. Bonnet - Beret, Piper Green with Irish Harp and Hackle, feather

Piper Green

b. Shirts - Khaki, short sleeve


d. Lanyard - Piper Green, double strand left shoulder knotted

10mm with whistle (NCOs only)

e. Kilt Pipers - Saffron with 3 green cloth shamrock patches on

which badges as follows are superimposed at 3 ½”, 7 ½” and 10

½” from bottom of kilt




f. Badges of Rank - WOs/NCOs: As entitled on sleeve

g. Belts, waist, Pipers – Black leather, With chrome plate buckle

and Regimental badge

h. Purses, Irish Pipers – Black leather with Regimental /badge

i. Stockings - Green

j. Garters, flash, worsted, saffron - Size 6” x 2”. Height of inverted

V to be 1”

k. Shoes Highland - With Square buckle on tongue

l. Medals – (Ribbons) As entitled

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