David John Mumford

Private David John Mumford, Service Number 2794546 was born in Parks NSW on the 8th of February 1947. He lived in Artarmon NSW and was an active member of the Chatswood Rifle Club. He served in the Royal Australian Engineers (RAE) in Vietnam from 1st of October 1970. 

Photograph above by Philip John Errington. Cam My, South Vietnam. March 1971. In the village of Cam My, Long Khanh Province, members of 17th Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), are surrounded by Vietnamese children as they make repairs to the main gate entrance of the Catholic school. Left to right: the Vietnamese village priest; Corporal Ralph Moore of Dandenong, Vic; Sapper David Mumford of Artarmon, NSW, and Craftsman Phil Jones of Ballarat, Vic.

Photo above taken by David John Mumford. Portrait of members of 17 Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), at Night Defence Base ‘Garth’ near Route 2 in Phuoc Tuy Province. Identified, left to right: 3797822 Sapper (Spr) Derek Alan Crute; Spr Bracken; 2205906 Spr Robert J Hanson; 3797636 Spr John Peter Timmins; 6709687 Spr Gary Sidney Rutherford; 61813 Spr Ivan Royce Ballard; Spr A Ciotcha; 56274 Spr Gregory John Amm; and 2794010 Spr Gary Patrick Wolf. The men are about to board the M113A1 armoured personnel carrier (APC) behind them to investigate a reported sighting of bodies. The report was correct, and a number of Vietnamese civilians were found who had been shot. The feature in the background is Courtenay Hill.