TankerTrashNav wrote....
".... At that time on semi-formal occasions we wore the bush jacket (now called 6B dress I believe) with short sleeves and shorts by day, or long sleeves and long trousers by night (anti - malarial precautions)."
Indeed... rushed to the back of the wardrobe to drag out both versions... beautifully Dacron engineered whilst on a Ranger by a Chinese Tailor adjacent to RAF Tengah. Still in great condition though I would as much chance of fitting inside them these days as.....
As Old Duffer says..... NEAF and MEAF 'normal working dress' was shirt, shorts, long grey socks and bundu boots. Happy days.
On a sadder note and pertinent to this thread - I possessed the full No 6 Dress. Only worn on one accasion with the addition of the black armband - the funeral of my CO who was accidentally killed in a motor launch accident at the Akrotiri Water Ski Club.
Not happy days.