Right Man, Right Place, Worst Time: Commander Eric Feldt His Life and His Coastwatchers

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Betty Lee

Right Man, Right Place, Worst Time

Commander Eric Feldt His Life and His Coastwatchers

Betty Lee

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Boolarong Press
05 August 2019

Biography: general; Military history; Biography - Australian

In May 1939, Australia's Naval Intelligence had the foresight to set up a network of men located on various islands north of Australia to report on suspicious shipping movements near their coast. Only one man was considered ideal for commanding this top secret mission - Eric Feldt. Feldt was given the title Staff Officer Intelligence in Port Moresby. His task - recruit the civilian volunteers to be Coastwatchers.

When war came to the Pacific these men were critical to the security of Australia and the US South Pacific Fleet. US Fleet Admiral Halsey told a gathering of the Australian-American Association, `I could get down on my knees every night and thank God for Commander Eric Feldt.'

This is the story of Eric Feldt and his Coastwatchers.

By: Betty Lee
Imprint: Boolarong Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 150mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 526g
ISBN: 9781925877267
ISBN 10: 1925877264
Pages: 330
Publication Date: 05 August 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Betty Lee is a retired medical practitioner living in Brisbane with her partner and adult son. She has a daughter living in New South Wales. Betty is a great niece of Eric Feldt and is sorry that she never met him. She grew up in country Queensland, living next door to her grandmother, who was affectionately known as Nana by many in the small town, and who was Eric's sister. The family tended not to discuss the past or family history. Apart from the mention that Eric had been Head of the Coastwatchers in New Guinea during the Second World War, little else was said.