We will remember the life of Reg Chard, a Walkway Volunteer Guide.

Public Memorial Service for Reg Chard OAM

Thursday 3 September 2026 @ Walkway (10.30am start) 

With a sense of enormous loss we will pay tribute to Reginald James Chard NX134343 (31 October 1923 – 24 July 2026), one of the central characters at the Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway, who died peacefully on 24 July, aged 102. Reg was a long-standing Walkway Volunteer Guide, a New Guinea veteran, and passionate educator to the younger generation.

We invite State and Local Government representatives, the ex-service community, community groups, schools and individuals who wish to commemorate and celebrate the life of Reg to a public memorial service to be held at the Walkway on Thursday 3 September 2026, commencing at 10.30am. It is expected the service will be an hour in duration. Light refreshments will be served following the service.

Further details will be released as they are confirmed.

Help us commemorate Reg’s extraordinary life at this memorial service (note: this is not a funeral service for Reg – his funeral will be a private affair by invitation only from Reg’s family).

For catering purposes, please email admin@kokodawalkway.com.au with your details by Friday 28 August.

Lest we forget.