▁form ▁ 8 8 3 ▁( G lou c esters hire ▁Vol unte er ▁Art illery ) ▁Loc ating ▁B ty , ▁while ▁R ▁B ty ▁revert ed ▁to ▁inf antry ▁and ▁merged ▁with ▁two ▁companies ▁of ▁ 5 th ▁ ▁Gl ouc esters , ▁retain ing ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Br istol ▁title . ▁Despite ▁several ▁further ▁mer gers , ▁B ▁Company ▁of ▁ 2 nd ▁B n ▁Royal ▁Gl ouc esters hire , ▁Ber k shire ▁and ▁W ilt shire ▁Regiment ▁kept ▁its ▁' City ▁of ▁Br istol ' ▁sub title ▁until ▁the ▁batt alion ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Br istol ▁line age ▁was ▁dis cont in ued , ▁the ▁regiment ' s ▁success ors , ▁ 6 th ▁( V ) ▁B tn , ▁The ▁R if les ▁maintain s ▁No . 3 ▁( R if le ) ▁Pl ato on ▁of ▁A ▁Company , ▁based ▁in ▁Gl ouc ester , ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Br istol ▁at ▁HMS ▁F lying ▁Fox . ▁ ▁Un iform s ▁and ▁ins ign ia ▁The ▁Br istol ▁Vol unte er ▁Infantry ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 7 ▁wore ▁a ▁red ▁uniform ▁with ▁yellow ▁fac ings . ▁When ▁the ▁unit ▁was ▁re - ra ised ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁as ▁the ▁Royal ▁Br istol ▁Vol unte ers , ▁the ▁facing ▁colour ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁the ▁blue ▁appropriate ▁to ▁a ▁' Ro yal ' ▁regiment ; ▁the ▁b ree ches ▁were ▁white