Thanks all,
Jock is correct.  That is the washer.  The inner diameter seems a bit large to  fit in that location, but I believe you. It also matches Phil's photo. 
Looking at Phil's photo, it would also seem that I am missing the inner washer .  It might be a grease seal which is listed in the parts manual.  I have only  1, so if anyone has a spare one , I would be grateful. Otherwise , I could probably make up a flat washer to suit.  The inner one is quite thin.
It now means that I have to disassemble the hub to fit the inner washer.
 
