6 6 ▁by ▁Bre vet ▁Colonel ▁Phil pot ts ▁Wright ▁Taylor , ▁formerly ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁R if le ▁Regiment , ▁who ▁held ▁the ▁position ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁' Local isation ▁of ▁the ▁Forces ' ▁scheme ▁introduced ▁by ▁the ▁Card well ▁Re forms ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁Vol unte ers ▁were ▁grouped ▁into ▁county ▁brig ades ▁with ▁their ▁local ▁Reg ular ▁and ▁Milit ia ▁batt al ions ▁– ▁Brigade ▁No ▁ 3 7 ▁( G lou c esters hire ) ▁in ▁Western ▁District ▁for ▁the ▁Br istol ▁Battalion . ▁The ▁Child ers ▁Re forms ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁took ▁Card well ' s ▁re forms ▁further , ▁and ▁the ▁Vol unte ers ▁were ▁formally ▁affili ated ▁to ▁their ▁local ▁Reg ular ▁regiment , ▁in ▁Br istol ' s ▁case ▁the ▁Gl ouc esters hire ▁Regiment ▁(' G lost ers '), ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁the ▁batt alion ▁changed ▁its ▁title ▁to ▁ 1 st ▁( City ▁of ▁Br istol ) ▁Vol unte er ▁Battalion , ▁Gl ouc esters hire ▁Regiment . ▁When ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁mobil isation ▁scheme ▁for ▁the ▁Vol unte ers ▁was ▁established ▁after ▁the ▁Stan ho pe ▁Mem or and um ▁of ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁VB ▁of ▁the ▁Gl ouc esters ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Se vern ▁Brigade , ▁charged ▁with ▁def ending ▁the ▁ports ▁of ▁the ▁Se vern ▁Est u