Mick Mumford

Mick Mumford
Colonel Mick Mumford, June 2007
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Australian Army Australian Army Reserves
Years of service	1986–2010 2010–present
Rank	Colonel
Commands held	3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Battles/wars	Iraq War Operation Anode Operation Astute
Awards	Conspicuous Service Cross

Colonel Michael Anthony "Mick" Mumford CSC is a former career officer in the Australian Army. He now serves as a part of the Australian Army Reserves.

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 officially promoted to the rank of colonel in late 2013.

Other interests

Mumford is a former Chairman of the Military Christian Fellowship of Australia.

Mick Mumford completed a Masters of Divinity at Malyon College, Brisbane in 2013.^[1]

Honours and awards

	Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC)	2007
	Australian Active Service Medal
	Afghanistan Medal
	Australian Service Medal
	Defence Long Service Medal with 2 Rosette's	for 25–29 years of service
	Australian Defence Medal
	United Nations Medal for UNTAET	(United Nations)
	Timor Leste Solidarity Medal	(East Timor)
	NATO Medal for ISAF (NATO)
	Infantry Combat Badge

References

1. "Maylon Celebrates". The qb. April 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

External links

• East Timor report, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
• Australian Defence Department
• Military Christian Fellowship of Australia
• It's an Honour Entry