As Allan Mallinson explains in The Making of The British Army, it was in the New Model Army, Britain’s first standing army formed in 1645, that British soldiers began to ‘wear a true uniform — ...

“The British Army adopted khaki serge for its service uniform in 1902 and for the battledress field uniform 1939-1962,” says Thomas.

British troops serving in Afghanistan have been issued with a new-look camouflage - the first pattern change of its kind for more than 40 years. Service personnel on the frontline wearing uniform ...