History
The Rifle Volunteers were formed in 1999 by the amalgamation of the 6th Battalion, The Light Infantry, 4th Battalion, The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment (The 1st Rifle Volunteers) and elements of the 2nd (V) Battalion, The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment in consequence of the reforms implemented due to the Strategic Defence Review. The HQ was in Exeter and in February 2007, the battalion comprised four fighting companies and a headquarter company:
- A Company - Gloucester and Bristol - back bage worn on helmet and beret.
- B (Somerset Light Infantry) Company - Taunton, Yeovil and Bath
- C (Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry) Company - Dorchester and Poole.
- D (Cornwall Light Infantry) Company - Truro, Bodmin and Plymouth.
- HQ Company - Exeter
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