Mick Mumford
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|caption= Colonel Mick Mumford, June 2007
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|branch= Australian Army
Australian Army Reserve
|serviceyears= 1986–present
|rank= Colonel
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|battles= Iraq War
Operation Anode
Operation Astute
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Colonel Michael Anthony Mumford, {{postnominals|country=AUS|size=100|CSC}} is a career officer in the Australian Army, now serving as a part of the Australian Army Reserve.
He came to prominence in 2006:
- Commanding Officer, 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, from early 2006, with the rank of lieutenant colonel;
- As CO of Private Jacob Kovco, the first Australian soldier to die during the Iraq campaign (April 2006);
- Commanding 3RAR during:
- Operation Anode (Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands, specifically the Australian response to riots following 2006 general election, April 2006);
- Operation Astute responding to riots in East Timor (May–June 2006);
He was promoted to the rank of colonel in late 2013.
Other interests
Mumford is a former Chairman of the Military Christian Fellowship of Australia.[https://web.archive.org/web/20071105085620/http://mcf-australia.org.au/]
Mumford completed a Masters of Divinity at Malyon College, Brisbane in 2013.{{cite news|title=Maylon Celebrates|url=http://issuu.com/qbmagazine/docs/qb_0413-apr_web|accessdate=3 August 2015|work=The qb|date=April 2014}}
Honours and awards
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40px | Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC) | 2007 |
40px | Australian Active Service Medal | |
40px | Afghanistan Medal | |
40px | Australian Service Medal | |
40px | Defence Long Service Medal with 2 Rosette's | for 25–29 years of service |
40px | Australian Defence Medal | |
40px | United Nations Medal for UNTAET | (United Nations) |
40px | Timor Leste Solidarity Medal | (East Timor) |
40px | NATO Medal for ISAF (NATO) | |
Infantry Combat Badge |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110603234812/http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200605/s1649096.htm East Timor report], Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- [http://www.defence.gov.au Australian Defence Department]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071105085620/http://mcf-australia.org.au/ Military Christian Fellowship of Australia]
- [https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1135320 It's an Honour Entry]
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Category:Australian Army officers
Category:Australian military personnel of the Iraq War
Category:Recipients of the Conspicuous Service Cross (Australia)
Category:University of New England (Australia) alumni
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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