Eric Feldt

Eric Feldt
Commander Eric Feldt c.1940s
Born	3 January 1899 Cardwell, Queensland
Died	12 March 1968 (aged 69) New Farm, Queensland
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Royal Australian Navy
Years of service	1913–1945
Rank	Commander
Commands held	Coastwatchers
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War 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 organisation for much of the Second World War.

References

Notes

Books

• Clemens, Martin (2004). Alone on Guadalcanal: A Coastwatcher's Story (reissue ed.). Bluejacket Books. ISBN 1-59114-124-9.
• 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 (2006) [1977]. 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.

Popular Culture

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

Further reading

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

External links

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