Waller, Hector Macdonald Laws "Hard Over Hec"
- Date of birth:
- April 4th, 1900 (Benalla/Victoria, Australia)
- Date of death:
- March 1st, 1942 (Sunda Strait)
- Mentioned on:
- Plymouth Naval Memorial
- Nationality:
- Australian (1901-present, Federal Monarchy)
Biography
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Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- H.M.A.S. Stuart, Royal Australian Navy
- Awarded on:
- September 11th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- H.M.A.S. Stuart, Royal Australian Navy
- Awarded on:
- July 29th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Awarded on:
- February 3rd, 1942
Second DSO received as bar.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- H.M.A.S. Perth, Royal Australian Navy
- Awarded on:
- March 16th, 1946
Posthumously awarded
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- H.M.A.S. Stuart, Royal Australian Navy
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Sources
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