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| Keywords: Hector Waller AWM 005002-13 (crop).jpg Informal portrait of Captain Hector Macdonald Laws Hec Waller DSO RAN smoking a pipe on the bridge of HMAS Stuart Captain Waller took command of HMAS Perth on 24 October 1941 On the night of 28 February 1942 the Australian cruiser HMAS Perth together with the USS Houston encountered a large Japanese force near Batavia now Jakarta By chance the two cruisers had met the Japanese invasion force assigned to western Java A fierce five-hour fight ensued until out-numbered and out-gunned HMAS Perth was sunk at about 12 25 am on 1 March after being struck by five torpedoes and a number of shells The Houston still fighting but ablaze was also hit by torpedoes and sank shortly afterwards Of the Perths company of 686 only 218 including one civilian and two RAAF personnel were ever to return to Australia; the remainder were killed during or soon after the action or died as prisoners of war Captain Waller was lost with his ship 005002/13 Parer Damien Peter 1940-12-31 PD-Australia the Government of Australia <small>Per the link above to the Australian government site where the image was found the Australian government considers this to be public domain worldwide http //www awm gov au/copyright/</small> Hector_Waller_AWM_005002-13 jpg Damien Parer HMAS Waller SSG 75 World War II people of the Royal Australian Navy Waller Black and white photographs Battle of the Java Sea - Allied forces Battle of Sunda Strait - Allied forces | ||||
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