The simple answer is the DHY and RWY wore the same pattern badge, this is born out by the 1916 tenders. The 15th London also wore essentially the same pattern too.
I think as collectors we want black and white it’s X Regt when it truth it could also be Y Regt or even Z Regt. Unless you had an attribution or provenance of some kind attached to a specific badge there’s no way of knowing for sure.
RWY and DHY both wore SP No. 8675/16 in GM bronze in 1916 and in both cases prior to the war on khaki SD.
There is of course room for debate when it comes to finishes and period photos as to what die may be in wear by whom but ultimately that would not necessarily preclude the other.
I recall a very clear WW1 photo of those flat top plumes being worn by a DHY trooper so personally I’ve picked that badge to represent the DHY but that’s not to say the RWY (or even 15th London as it’s black) may not have been issued a batch of them too. Your polished badge could easily be either.
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