Testing the army's new combat suit . The new Army combat suit , designed to replace battledress , is being tested under realistic battle conditions by troops of the Lancashaire Fusiliers at Nook Camp , Warminster , Wiltshire. The combat suits are worn for battle drills , route marches and other Army exercises ,and the men are examined by doctors and scientists to test their reaction and that of their suits under combat conditions . Photo shows: A patrol of the Lancashire Fusiliers trying out the new dress in exercise. The men are ( front to rear ) : Sgt J Barlow of Bolton , Fusilier R Cooper of Keighley , Fusilier R Bradley of Newcastle , Fusilier A Burgess of Salford , and L/Cpl H Hallam of Manchester 16 August 1949