As I do not know how you came by the badge, this is just a guess;
The backing colour changed from red to scarlet in 1951. Your badge may be a manufactures mistake that was submitted to the WO as a sample of their products, which was rejected by the inspectors, it may have been attached to a sample card by a metal staple. Badges for disposal were ripped off the cards hence the missing piece of cloth.
Marc
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I am still looking for British Army cloth Formation, Regimental, Battalion, Company and other Unit sleeve badges, from 1980 onwards.
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