▁regiment al ▁bad ge ▁was ▁the ▁White ▁Tower ▁of ▁the ▁Tower ▁of ▁London ▁and ▁it ▁adopted ▁scar let ▁uniform s ▁( in ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁grey ▁of ▁many ▁early ▁Vol unte er ▁units ). ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Card well ▁Re forms ▁introduced ▁' Local isation ▁of ▁the ▁Forces ' ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁the ▁TH R B ▁was ▁brig aded , ▁together ▁with ▁several ▁other ▁Vol unte er ▁and ▁Milit ia ▁batt al ions ▁in ▁the ▁London ▁area , ▁in ▁Brigade ▁No ▁ 5 3 ▁& ▁ 5 4 ▁under ▁the ▁R if le ▁Brigade . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Child ers ▁Re forms ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁the ▁TH R VB ▁became ▁a ▁Vol unte er ▁Battalion ▁of ▁the ▁R if le ▁Brigade , ▁but ▁without ▁changing ▁its ▁title ▁or ▁its ▁scar let ▁uniform ▁faced ▁with ▁blue . ▁When ▁the ▁Vol unte ers ▁were ▁assigned ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁mobil isation ▁scheme ▁out lined ▁by ▁the ▁Stan ho pe ▁Mem or and um ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁the ▁Tower ▁Ham lets ▁R VC s ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁London ▁Brigade , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁London ▁R VC s ▁and ▁the ▁M idd les ex ▁R VC s ▁formed ▁by ▁employees ▁of ▁the ▁Custom s ▁and ▁Post ▁Office . ▁ ▁The ▁TH R VB ▁formed ▁a ▁Machine ▁Gun ▁B atter y ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁and ▁this ▁became ▁the ▁nucle us ▁of ▁the ▁M G ▁section ▁of ▁the