Generally the Rifle Volunteers who were were formed from 1859 onwards became Volunteer Battalions of the Line Infantry (County ) Regiments following the Army reforms of the 1880`s.
On the formation of the Territorial Force in 1908 the Volunteer Battalions ( with the notable exception of the 7th ( Isle of Man ) V.B. Kings Liverpool Regiment ) became Territorial Battalions of the County Regiments.
Volunteer battalions therefore were in existance from the 1880`s until 1908.
( but as with almost everything connected to military history there were exceptions )
P.B.
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