▁of ▁the ▁Som erset ▁R if le men , ▁raised ▁and ▁maintained ▁at ▁his ▁own ▁exp ense ▁by ▁Captain ▁Sir ▁John ▁Jer vis ▁White ▁Jer vis , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron et , ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁R if le ▁Vol unte ers ▁The ▁old ▁Vol unte ers ▁were ▁dis band ed ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁Wars , ▁but ▁popular ▁enthus ias m ▁for ▁the ▁Vol unte er ▁movement ▁following ▁a ▁new ▁invasion ▁sc are ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁saw ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁many ▁new ▁R if le ▁Vol unte er ▁Corps ▁( R VC s ). ▁One ▁such ▁unit ▁was ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Br istol ▁R if les ▁formed ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁L t - Col ▁Robert ▁Bush , ▁formerly ▁a ▁Major ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 6 th ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Foot , ▁who ▁was ▁commission ed ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁September ▁ 1 8 5 9 . ▁By ▁June ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Gl ouc esters hire ▁R VC ▁compr ised ▁ 1 0 ▁companies . ▁It ▁was ▁permitted ▁to ▁include ▁' City ▁of ▁Br istol ' ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁official ▁title , ▁with ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Br istol ▁as ▁its ▁Honor ary ▁Colonel , ▁and ▁it ▁adopted ▁the ▁mot to ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁Royal ▁Br istol ▁Vol unte ers , ▁' In ▁D anger , ▁Re ady '. ▁Bush ▁was ▁succeeded ▁as ▁command ing ▁officer ▁( CO ) ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁January ▁ 1 8