WW2 Officers khaki beret badge backing-Regt/Corps is?
 

I bought this beret at the W/E. I am pretty sure it’s late a WW2 period officer private purchase item. It has 2’’ x 2’’ red square badge backing. The closest Identification I can find is 6th Bn DLI. Did any other Regt or Corps have such a backing?

Thanks

Mark

Is the ghost outline of the badge that of the Duke of Welligton's Regiment?

It might be a little difficult to pin this down. When the khaki beret was introduced quite a few regiments adopted coloured backings to make the badge stand out, their existence usually only recorded in regimental dress regulations or photographs - which being in black and white are not very helpful. An example from the Durham Light Infantry is shown.

Hope you find an answer.

Jon

Thanks Jon.

I may be completely out, merely imagining that I can see the imprint of the badge.
According to "Badge Backings and Special Embellishments of The British Army" the regiment adopted the red backing on the GS cap in 1943 (post war the dark blue beret being worn, the regiment wearing khaki berets from 1983).
If th

The same book mentions that one morning in Italy, 1944, the Mortar Officer of 2nd Kings Liverpool Regiment, Lt Trevor Cole-Rees paraded wearing a square red patch behind the cap badge on his beret, the practise was adopted by the battalion and some time after the liberation of Rome and before the battalion moved to Greece inDecember 1944 a tailor in Rome produced an embroidered beret badge on a maroon backing.
In 1948 the square red patch was authorised by the Dress Committee and was then worn by all ranks of the regiment.

Seeing all of the underside including makers label might help