ary , ▁changing ▁to ▁the ▁Gl ouc ester ▁and ▁Som erset ▁Brigade ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 – 2 . ▁The ▁Vol unte er ▁Infantry ▁Brig ades ▁were ▁re organ ised ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 – 0 7 , ▁when ▁all ▁the ▁Gl ouc ester ▁Regiment ▁VB s ▁were ▁assigned ▁for ▁training ▁to ▁the ▁Port land ▁Brigade , ▁def ending ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ' s ▁base ▁at ▁Port land ▁Har bour . ▁ ▁A ▁det achment ▁of ▁volunte ers ▁from ▁the ▁batt alion ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁Bo er ▁War , ▁winning ▁the ▁unit ▁its ▁first ▁Battle ▁honour : ▁South ▁Africa ▁ 1 9 0 0 – 1 9 0 2 . The ▁Br istol ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁Cad et ▁Corps ▁was ▁affili ated ▁to ▁the ▁batt alion ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁and ▁an ▁ele vent h ▁company ▁was ▁author ised ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁ ▁Territ orial ▁Force ▁When ▁the ▁Vol unte ers ▁were ▁sub sum ed ▁into ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Force ▁under ▁the ▁H ald ane ▁Re forms ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁the ▁batt alion ▁became ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁( City ▁of ▁Br istol ) ▁Battalion , ▁Gl ouc esters hire ▁Regiment . ▁It ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Gl ouc ester ▁and ▁Wor c ester ▁Brigade ▁in ▁the ▁T F ' s ▁South ▁Mid land ▁Division . ▁Battalion ▁H Q ▁was ▁at ▁Queen ' s ▁Road , ▁Cl if ton , ▁next ▁to ▁Br istol ▁Museum , ▁together ▁with