Brigadier William Richard (Dick) Mundell OBE (died 5 June 2021) was a British Army officer and the penultimate colonel of the regiment of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding), before their amalgamation into the Yorkshire Regiment, 3rd Battalion (Duke of Wellington's).
William Richard Mundell | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Dick |
| Born | 31 May Leeds |
| Died | 5 June 2021[1] York |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1958–1992 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Unit | 1DWR |
| Commands | 1st Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) 6th Armoured Brigade |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
| Children | William Timothy
James Richard Barnaby Charles |
| Other work | Director of Communications - The Royal Armouries (Leeds) |
| Website | https://royalarmouries.org/ |
Military career
editMundell was commissioned into the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) on 19 December 1958.[2] He commanded his Regiment on deployment in Northern Ireland in spring 1982 for which he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[3]
He became commander of 6th Armoured Brigade in Soest, Germany, which he later transitioned into the UKs first Airmobile Brigade (6th Airmobile) in January 1983, Deputy Commander, North East District in July 1986 and Brigadier, Infantry for British Army of the Rhine in April 1988.[4] He became colonel of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) in 1990.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Brigadier W R (Dick) Mundell OBE". Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "No. 41635". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 February 1959. p. 1154.
- ^ "No. 49105". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 September 1982. p. 11945.
- ^ "Senior British Army appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Colonels of the Regiment". Duke of Wellington’s Regiment. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "No. 52308". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 October 1990. p. 16450.