Death Notice – 15233 Reginald (Reg) Matheson – RAA

We have received advice of the recent death of Reginald (Reg or Darkie) Matheson. He was 95. Reg served in Malaya with 103 Field Battery during the Confrontation. He remained with 103 Battery and deployed to Vietnam with the Battery in May 1966.

Reg was the Number One of Delta Gun firing in support of D Company, 6 RAR during the battle of Long Tan.

Reg returned to Australia in May 1967 to a posting as an instructor at the School of Artillery.

No other details are available at this stage.

RIP Reginald Matheson

Peter Bruce, OAM
Obituary Resource Officer
RAAHC
pjbruce8@bigpond.net.au