Eric Feldt

Eric Feldt

Born	3 January 1899 Cardwell, Queensland, Australia
Died	12 March 1968(1968-03-12) (aged 69) 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 (3 January 1899 – 12 March 1968), was an officer in the Royal Australian Navy and the director of the Coastwatchers organization for much of World War II.

Memoirs

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

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.

Eric Feldt features in the W.E.B. Griffin series, "The Corps" as commander of the Coastwatcher's organisation.

Gill, J. C. H. (1996). "Feldt, Eric Augustas (1899 - 1968)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition. Australian National University. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140157b.htm. Retrieved 2006-12-11.

Persondata
Name	Feldt, Eric
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Short description
Date of birth	3 January 1899
Place of birth	Cardwell, Queensland, Australia
Date of death	12 March 1968
Place of death	New Farm, Brisbane, Australia