New Zealand Gazette – 1906 – No. 9

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✨ Military Dress Regulations

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 9

Military decorations and medals shall be worn over the sash and under the pouch-belt on the left breast of the garment, which is the full dress of the unit or individual. They shall be worn in a horizontal line, suspended from a single bar (of which the buckle is not to be seen), or stitched to the garment, and placed between the first and second buttons from the bottom of the collar of the garment. The riband is not to exceed 1 in. in length, unless the number of clasps require it to be longer.
Military medals shall be worn in the order of the dates of the campaigns for which they have been conferred; the first decoration or medal obtained being placed farthest from the left shoulder.
Ribands only of medals and decorations shall be worn with undress or khaki uniform, except when it is worn in review order. These ribands shall be ½ in. in length, and shall be sewn on to the cloth of the coat or jacket, or with khaki, worn on a bar without intervals. They should not be made to overlap, and when there is not sufficient room to wear the ribands in one row they should be worn in two rows, the lower being arranged directly under the upper. When there is not room for them on the mess jacket with roll collar they should extend on to the lappel below the collar badge.
Miniature decorations and medals shall only be worn on mess dress, and in evening dress (plain clothes) in the presence of the Governor and on public and official occasions.
Decorations and medals, and the ribands appertaining thereto, will be worn as laid down in the Imperial Regulations.
The Sam Browne belt shall always be worn over the frock or service jacket in marching or drill order; when the pistol is not carried only one brace shall be worn.
Spectacles or glasses may be worn by all ranks on or off duty.
The following rules shall be observed by officers as to the manner and times of wearing certain articles:—

(i.) Swords shall be carried by officers on all parades and duties, unless otherwise directed. They shall not be worn on board ship, at mess, or at stables; or by Infantry company officers on active service and at manoeuvres. Swords of mounted officers shall be carried in a frog on the shoe-case on the saddle in all mounted orders of dress other than review order.

(ii.) The scabbards of officers of foot units in review order shall be hooked up. The scabbard shall be carried in the left hand by officers of mounted units and other mounted officers when on dismounted duties or ceremonies.

(iii.) Jack-spurs shall be worn with knee-boots by all mounted officers. Steel box-spurs with plain rowels shall be worn by mounted officers when wearing overalls and Wellington boots.

(iv.) Spurs shall not be worn (a) on parade by majors and brevet majors of foot units unless these officers are required to perform mounted duties; (b) on board ship; (c) by officers inspecting armaments or magazines; (d) by mounted officers performing dismounted duties in circumstances when spurs are manifestly a useless encumbrance.

(v.) Field glasses or telescopes shall be carried by officers in marching order, and when specially ordered.

(vi.) Whistles shall be carried by officers of mounted services in all orders of dress when on mounted duty with troops, and by officers of dismounted services in marching and drill order when under arms with troops.

Officers who are no longer on the Staff are not entitled to wear the Staff uniform, Staff officers’ undress uniform, or Staff distinctions, except with special authority when temporarily performing Staff duty.
“Review order, Staff in blue”: When this is the order of dress for a parade the blue frock-coat shall be worn in place of the tunic by officers of Headquarters and District Staff. This order shall be used for church parade.
Officers attached to a unit for temporary duty shall wear the uniform of the unit to which they belong.
Os.C. shall be responsible for the forage caps worn by their men being sufficiently large to afford proper protection to the head.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1906, No 9

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🛡️ Dress Regulations for Permanent and Volunteer Forces (continued from previous page)

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
KeywordsUniform, Service Dress, Full Dress, Mess Dress, Regulations, Military Attire, Medals, Decorations, Swords, Spurs

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