Chris,
The LI red felt backing comes from the Cornwall LI.The patch was bigger than the badge,rather than just covering the internals.
The yellow diamond QLR patch comes from the East Lancs regt.
With regard to what Alan said about the Staffords,the "Holland" cloth backing should cover the knot holes on the cap and collar badges.It comes from the South Staffs regt who as Alan said were in the W.Indies for 40 years.They apparently used sugar cane sacks to repair their uniforms.The South Staffs patch was a lot larger than the badge,an example of which is in the museum.
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