In late 1972 as a "Young Soldier" at Depot The Queens Division I was issued the two piece "overalls" which were referred to as "denims" (but not to be confused with the defunct denim BD).
The jacket was possibly phased out while I was still undergoing training., it was certainly never worn after basic training.
The trousers were supersceeded by Trousers Lightweight within a few years but in my unit were permitted to be worn instead of lightweights until worn out as were the Trousers OG from a Gibraltar tour which were "struck off" and worn until destruction.
Puttees were worn by the battalion (apart from one CO who wore gaiters) pre their general issue.
Returning to the Depot from a weekend leave during training I sorted my kit that had gone home for mother to launder for me, preparing for morning muster parade.
I was horrified to find that my denims were beautifully and rigidly starched with razor sharp creases - down the side seams (explanation ' well, they looked like jeans to me").
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