was named in his honour until his name transferred to a division at RAN College in 2013. HMAS Waller, the third of the RAN's Collins-class submarines to enter service, was commissioned on 10 July 1999. The attendees included John Waller, Michael Waller's wife, and surviving crewmen of HMAS Perth. On 13 March 2010, a memorial to Waller was unveiled in his home town of Benalla. In April 2011, he was one of thirteen servicemen—eleven sailors and two soldiers, including Teddy Sheean, Robert Rankin, and John Simpson Kirkpatrick—named by the Australian government for consideration as possible recipients of the Victoria Cross for extreme valour in combat, under a review by the Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal; no RAN member had ever been awarded the decoration. Concluding its investigations in February 2013, the tribunal recommended that no further award be made to any of the thirteen servicemen, but that the name Waller (among others) should continue to be used for RAN ships after the current bearer was decommissioned. References Citations Bibliography External links Australian War Memorial: ART27505 – 1957 painting of Waller Australian War Memorial: ART27557 – 1964 painting of HMAS Perth in the Battle of Sunda Strait Benalla Costume and Pioneer Museum: Captain Hector Waller display, including photographs of a memorial to Waller 1900 births 1942 deaths Australian military personnel of World War I Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Deaths due to shipwreck at sea Graduates of the Royal Australian Naval College Missing in action of World War II People from Benalla Royal Australian Navy officers Royal Australian Navy personnel of World War II Australian military personnel killed in World War II