Mick Mumford

Colonel Michael Anthony Mumford, 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.

Mumford completed a Masters of Divinity at Malyon College, Brisbane in 2013.

Honours and awards