. "HMAS Stuart(1939\u201341)" . . . . "HMAS Perth(1941\u201342)" . "10th Destroyer Flotilla (1940\u201341)" . "Australia" . "HMS Brazen(1937\u201339)" . . "Hector Macdonald Laws (Hec) Waller"@en . . "1942Z"^^ . . "SeniorRoyal Australian Navyofficer" . "1900-04-04Z"^^ . "Hector Macdonald Laws (Hec) Waller"@en . "1913Z"^^ . "1942-03-01Z"^^ . . . . . "Waller, Hector"@en . . . . . . "\"Hard Over Hec\""@en . "1900Z"^^ . "Hector Macdonald Laws (Hec) Waller, DSO and Bar (4 April 1900 \u2013 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 HMAS Stuart in the Mediterranean from 1939 to 1941, he won recognition as a skilful ship's captain and flotilla commander."@en .