Eric Feldt

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Eric Feldt
January 3, 1899 – March 12, 1968 (aged 69)
Place of birth	Cardwell, Queensland, Australia
Place of death	New Farm, Brisbane, Australia
Allegiance	Royal Australian Navy
Years of service	1913 – 1945
Rank	Commander
Commands held	Coastwatchers
Battles/wars	World War II *Battle for Australia *New Guinea campaign *Guadalcanal campaign *Solomon Islands campaign
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Commander Eric Augustas Feldt OBE, RAN (January 3, 1899 – March 12, 1968), was an officer in the Royal Australian Navy and the director of the Coastwatchers organization during World War II.

Contents 1 Memoirs 2 References 2.1 Books 2.2 Popular Culture 2.3 External links 3 Notes

[edit] Memoirs

• Feldt, Eric Augustas (1946). The Coastwatchers. Oxford University Press. ASIN B0007DYJIE. 

[edit] References

[edit] Books

• Clemens, Martin (2004 (reissue)). Alone on Guadalcanal: A Coastwatcher's Story. Bluejacket Books. ISBN 1591141249. 
• Feuer, A. B. (1992). Coastwatching in World War II (Stackpole Military History Series). Westport, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Stackpole Books. ISBN 0-8117-3329-7. 
• Lord, Walter (1977 (Reissue 2006)). Lonely Vigil; Coastwatchers of the Solomons. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-466-3. 
• Macdougal, A. (2002). Australians at War: A Pictorial History. The Five Mile Press. ISBN 1-86503-865-2. 

[edit] Popular Culture

• Eric Feldt features in the WEB Griffin series, "The Corps" as commander of the Coastwatcher's organisation.

[edit] External links

• Gill, J. C. H. (1996). Feldt, Eric Augustas (1899 - 1968). Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition. Australian National University. Retrieved on 2006-12-11.

[edit] Notes