I'm of the understanding that might have been an error patch for HQ 8th Brigade.
It should be an upright rectangle. There was some confusion with the original colour patch submission documentation in which the dimensions for patches were to be a 40mm square. Either the manufacturer or the unit got confused and this is how it was produced.
I think tuckerf is correct regarding the Directorate of Engineers patch although I can't find an authority for it. The patch currently worn by Head of Corps is supposed to be a purple square.
There were quite a few anomalies when these things first came out.
Keith
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