Lieutenant Fussell was serving with the Special Operations Task Group when he was killed in action by an Improvised Explosive Device detonation while conducting a dismounted patrol in Uruzgan province, on Thursday 27 November, 2008. Lieutenant Fussell was posted to 4 RAR (Commando) in January 2008 as a Joint Offensive Support Team Commander. He also deployed to East Timor on Operation Astute in 20. During his time at ‘A’ Field Battery he qualified as a paratrooper. He attended the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 2005, commissioning in December 2005 into the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery. He completed a Bachelor of Arts and was a keen sportsman, continuing his passion for rugby. Mike enlisted in the Australian Army in January 2002 and was appointed as an Officer Cadet at the Australian Defence Force Academy. Importantly he cherished friends and always had a wide circle from school, clubs and sports that he was associated with. In his latter teenage years, he took up surfing and this was an interest he continued to pursue both on his own and with mates. He did well academically, learned the piano and loved a wide variety of sports including squash, archery, kayaking, and competitive swimming with a special love for polocrosse and rugby union. He was at his happiest on a horse, rugby field or in the surf. Mike was born on 17 November, 1983 at Coffs Harbour, New South Wales. As a cheeky red headed lad, Mike loved growing up in the rural environment near Armidale.
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