▁by ▁Russian ▁troops ▁was ▁less ▁visible ▁at ▁shorter ▁distances ▁than ▁R if le ▁green . ▁Rel uct antly ▁the ▁units ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁uniform ▁of ▁' Vol unte er ' ▁grey ▁with ▁black ▁bra id ▁and ▁red ▁fac ings ▁and ▁trou ser ▁stri pe . ▁The ▁head ge ar ▁was ▁a ▁grey ▁Sh ako ▁with ▁black ▁le ather ▁peak ▁and ▁top . ▁The ▁bel ts ▁and ▁p ouch ▁were ▁black ▁le ather . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁a ▁scar let ▁t unic ▁was ▁adopted ▁with ▁white ▁fac ings , ▁blue ▁tr ous ers ▁with ▁red ▁stri pe , ▁and ▁white ▁bel ts . ▁The ▁head ge ar ▁was ▁the ▁Home ▁Service ▁hel met ▁for ▁officers , ▁a ▁Gl eng ar ry ▁cap ▁for ▁other ▁ranks . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁the ▁VB s ▁were ▁granted ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁wear ▁the ▁cap ▁bad ge ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁York shire ▁Regiment . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁the ▁Cy cl ist ▁Company ▁adopted ▁a ▁Kh aki ▁service ▁dress ▁with ▁a ▁Sl ouch ▁hat . ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁batt alion ▁adopted ▁k h aki ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁ ▁Honor ary ▁Col on els ▁The ▁following ▁served ▁as ▁Honor ary ▁Colonel ▁of ▁the ▁unit ▁and ▁its ▁prede cess or : ▁William ▁Henry ▁For ester ▁Den ison , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁Lond es borough ▁( 1 8 3 4 – 1 9 0 0 ) ▁appointed ▁to ▁ 2 nd ▁VB ▁ 9 ▁September ▁ 1