Given the question: What type of details about hector waller can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: hector macdonald laws -lrb- hec -rrb- waller , dso and bar -lrb- 4 april 1900 -- 1 march 1942 -rrb- was a senior officer in the royal australian navy -lrb- ran -rrb- . 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 . he then transferred to the south west pacific as captain of the light cruiser hmas '' perth '' , and went down with his ship against heavy odds during the battle of sunda strait in early 1942 . born in benalla , victoria , waller entered the royal australian naval college at the age of thirteen . after graduating , he served with the royal navy -lrb- rn -rrb- in the closing stages of world war i. between the wars , he specialised in communications and was posted as signals officer to various british and australian warships . he gained his first seagoing command in 1937 , as captain of hms '' brazen '' . in september 1939 , he took charge of hmas '' stuart '' and four other obsolete destroyers that together became known as the '' scrap iron flotilla '' . in 1940 , these were augmented by other ships to form the 10th destroyer flotilla , supporting allied troops in north africa . waller was awarded the distinguished service order and bar , and twice mentioned in despatches , for his achievements in the mediterranean . he assumed command of hmas '' perth '' in october 1941 , taking part in the battle of the java sea shortly before his final action in sunda strait . he received a third mention in despatches posthumously , and in 2011 came under formal consideration for the award of the victoria cross -lrb- vc -rrb- for his performance as '' perth '' 's captain . the submarine hmas '' waller '' is named in his honour .
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