Coleford Company of Rifle Volunteers - ca. 1880's (General)
by Roger Griffiths 
, Thursday, June 27, 2013, 14:42 (4247 days ago) @ djbrown
I'm not an expert on non regular troops but gleaned this from www.ordersofbattle.com.
12th Gloucestershire Rifle Volunteers Corps established FoD 21st April 1860 (battalion size). Absorbed (ie reduced)into 2nd Gloucestershire Rifle Volunteers Corps as G Company 13th April 1880.
What all this was about was the 2nd French Empire of Napoleon III. By 1859, war with France was contemplated and the RV's were raised all over the country by county. Forts in Portsmouth harbour and Hurst Castle at Keyhaven, Hants. etc. etc.
By 1881 (Cardwell Reforms), number of GRV battalions reduced to two, 1st and 2nd. 1887 as 4th and 5th Battalions, Gloucestershire Regiment. These two survived (in TF/TA?) until 1930's when reorg. as 66 Searchlight Regiment and 48th Battalion, Recce Corps.
If you want to see what they looked like, enter Rifle Volunteers in your search engine (images). Mainly grey uniforms by the look of it, French style from inception then German style from 1878.
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