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Originally Posted by grey_green_acorn
Jackets Overall and Trousers Overall were the replacement for battle dress 'denims' and were introduced in the early 1960s to coincide with the issue of Number 2 Dress, hence the skirt with flapped pockets. Never popular, the jackets were discontinued in the early 1970s but the trousers lived on as working dress worn alongside trousers OG (Olive Green) until replaced by 'Trousers Lightweight'.
Tim
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I agree with that rundown Tim, I never wore the jacket after passing out and joining my battalion, but recall wearing all of the nether-wear that you mentioned over succeeding decades.