Mick Mumford

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	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.[1]

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

	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