British Khaki Drill Post WWII History

[Wolfhound]

British Khaki Drill Post WWII History

Is anyone familiar with British army Khaki Drill uniforms of the 1960’s? The last issue version that I can find reference to is the 1950 pattern aertex bush jacket, cotton shorts and trousers with map pocket etc.

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This outfit was definitely still being issued to troops going to Aden during the mid-1960’s. By the sixties the bush jacket was being worn tucked like a conventional shirt. However there are definitely Other Ranks wearing what appears to be a different shirt (with buttonable shirt collar) such as these soldiers of the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry in Aden circa 1965-66.

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I know a Gurkha inspired shirt was produced in JG but I don’t know of it in KD.
Was the aertex KD bush jacket replaced by a similar KD shirt that was actually issued during the 1960’s before the end of the KD uniform?
If anyone has knowledge of this I would appreciate it.
Thanks

[Tab]

In the 1950's in the middle eat we wore jungle green trousers and a KD shirt. We also had short puttees to keep the sand out of your boots. I think with many units it was a pick and mix situation in what the MoD had a surplus off

[miltarymaturin]

wonderful photo