| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ART27505 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 76.4 x 61 cm; 97 cm x 81.7 cm x 6.5 cm with frame |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas |
| Maker |
Smith, Joshua |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1957 |
| Conflict |
Period 1950-1959 Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Captain Hector Waller
Description
Captain Hector MacDonald Laws Waller, DSO and Bar, was a distinguished Royal Australian Navy officer who saw war service in the First and Second World Wars. In the Second World War he was given command of HMAS Stuart in the Mediterranean and was later promoted to Captain. He saw a lot of action and in 1941 returned to Australia to take command of the cruiser HMAS Perth.