Hi Gents thank you for the prompt responses,i have been perusing the excellent British and C0ommonwealth badge chart available at
http://cyklus07.deviantart.com/art/B...1944-549741749
Perhaps 13/18th Hussars or by some quirk and given that the blouse was found in the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border area the South Notts hussars ?
More googling required methinks..ultimately i'd love to discover who it actually belonged to and given the M.I.D perhaps that ''may'' be a possibility