Post-War and into the sixties, puttees, worn short with hose-tops were also worn as standard tropical dress.
The puttees shown are other ranks' issue, officers' puttees as supplied by Moss Bros but probably made by Fox, were a noticeably lighter shade although I don't suppose anyone would be too worried if officers wore ORs issue puttees with temperate combat clothing.
Even allowing for the chinstrap to have ridden up slightly, the badge seems to be rather low for a presumably ex-RSM to be wearing. Are those other lug holes visible on the cap?
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