Current Organisation
In 1979 the Light Cavalry was reformed, as a civilian organisation, chiefly due to the enthusiasm of Major Gerald Flint-Shipman, an officer in the RGJ(V) and member of the HAC, who became its first commander. The Light Cavalry is open to both Regimental and Non-Regimental Members of the HAC and those wishing to join the Light Cavalry may be proposed for membership on that basis if they have previous military service elsewhere.
In April 2004, as the celebration of twenty five years since reforming, the Captain General of the Honourable Artillery Company, Queen Elizabeth II, was pleased to inspect the HAC Light Cavalry in Review, at Windsor, and afterwards presented a Royal Warrant enacting their rights and responsibilities. This includes the right to wear badges of qualification and achievement, but not rank, earned in Her Majesty's service.
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