Fitting tribute to RAN legend
17 February 2010
A memorial to one of the RAN’s favorite sons lost in World War II, CAPT Hec Waller DSO and RAN, is nearing completion and will be unveiled and dedicated in his home town, Benalla, by the Senior Naval Chaplain, Garry Lock, at 2pm on March 14.
The ceremony will be attended by the Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Russ Crane, AO, CSM, RAN, other dignitaries, members of the Waller family and the public, and supported by the RAN Band.
After a distinguished career in the Mediterranean during 1940-1941, Waller was lost when HMAS Perth (I) was sunk in Indonesian waters in 1942.
It is believed the memorial, located in the memorial precinct of the Benalla Botanical Gardens, will be the only purpose-built and sculptured tribute to this Australian hero.
For further information contact the President of the Benalla RSL, David Cornish, on (03) 5762 5342 or (03) 5762 1118, or email kurrajong@benalla.net.au
