Captain Waller Memorial HallPrint Page 
The hall commemorates Captain Hector Waller and all those who have died at sea in the service of the British Commonwealth.
Hector Macdonald Laws (Hec) Waller, DSO and Bar (4 April 1900 – 1 March 1942) was a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). In a career spanning almost thirty years, he served in both world wars.
At the helm of H.M.A.S. Stuart in the Mediterranean from 1939 to 1941, he won recognition as a skilful ship's captain and flotilla commander. He then transferred to the South West Pacific as captain of the light cruiser H.M.A.S. Perth, and went down with his ship against heavy odds during the Battle of Sunda Strait in early 1942.
Location
| Address: | 8 Chivell Street, Elizabeth South, 5112 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.731319 Long: 138.660969 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Structure |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
| Link: | http://www.vwma.org.au/ |
Dedication
CAPTAIN WALLER MEMORIAL HALL
This Building Is Dedicated To The Memory Of
Captain Hector Macdonald Laws Waller, D.S.O.
And Bar R. A. N. And All Those Gallant Men Like
Him Who Have Given Their Lives At Sea In The
Service Of The British Commonwealth Of Nations.
LEST WE FORGET
