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William Richard (Dick) Mundell (died 5 June 2021) was a

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officer and the penultimate

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of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding), before their amalgamation into the

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, 3rd Battalion (Duke of Wellington's).

Military career

Mundell was commissioned into the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) on 19 December 1958. He commanded his Regiment on deployment in

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in spring 1982 for which he was appointed an

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. 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

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in April 1988. He became colonel of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) in 1990.

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