JUDD, Mitchell Neil
| Service Number: | 8544559 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | 28 September 1989, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | 24 January 2023, aged 33 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Afghanistan Service
| 1 Jul 2011: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 8544559 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Gary Townsend
Mitchell enlisted into the ARA on 15 July 2008 as a Rifleman. Upon completion of recruit training in Oct 2008 and the subsequent infantry Initial Employment Training’s at School of Infantry in Dec 2008, Mitch was posted to the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. In October 2010, Mitch deployed as a member of MTF-2 to Afghanistan (OP SLIPPER), returning to Australia in July 2011.
In January 2012, Mitch was posted to Royal Military College-Duntroon. Just over a year later in April 2013, Mitch was successfully placed onto a Medic training course and was posted to Army Logistic Training Centre (Alternate Support Headquarters) to undergo his corps transfer. Upon successfully completing the 18 month training continuum, Mitch was then posted as a Medic in 2014 to 1st Close Health Battalion (as it was then) in Brisbane.
In January 2016, Mitch was posted into Special Operations Engineer Regiment down in Holsworthy, Sydney. This would be his last posting within the ARA as he successfully transferred out of the ARA in April 2018, transferring to SERCAT 3 (Standby Reserves).
Mitch was a member of the ADF for 9 years, 8 months and 28 days.
He was awarded:
- The Australian Defence Medal
- NATO Non-Article 5 Medal with clasp ISAF
- Australian Active Service Medal with clasp ICAT
- Afghanistan campaign medal
- Return from Active Service Badge
- Infantry Combat Badge
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