NAM.1985-09-35-1

Tunic, non commissioned officers’, full dress, 1st Bn Welsh Guards, worn by CSM Dunn, 1937. Scarlet wool cloth with blue wool cloth facings and shoulder straps. Slash cuffs, upright closed collar. Gold metal thread split bias lace on collar, cuff slashes, skirt slash, collar loop and cuffs. White wool cloth piping on front, collar, cuffs and centre back skirt, blue wool cloth piping on skirt slash. Gold metal thread and blue wool cloth embroidered collar badge showing horizontal leek design. Embroidered gold metal thread shoulder badge of a leek. Blue, crimson, green, gold and silver wool cloth, corded silk, velvet, metal thread and metal spangle embroidered rank badge of a Welsh dragon upon a stylised flag, below which is a scroll bearing ‘CYMRU AM BYTH’ (Wales forever), with a pair of crossed swords below all, the whole surmounted by a monarchial crown proper. Gold metal thread Russia braid. Brass buttons on front, cuffs, skirt back and shoulder straps with die struck design of a leek within a scroll bearing ‘CYMRU AM BYTH’ (Wales forever), the whole surmounted by a monarchial crown proper. Body lined with white Italian cloth, sleeves lined with white cotton, skirt lined with scarlet Italian cloth.