Frederick Herbert Pearce (4 September 1916 – 8 May 1964) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Fred Pearce | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Pearce in 1938 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Frederick Herbert Pearce | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 8 May 1964 (aged 47) | ||
| Place of death | Abbotsford, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | North Fitzroy | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1938 | Collingwood | 4 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of Edmund John Pearce (1878–1946), and Lillian Pearce (1882–1947), née Andrews,[2] Frederick Herbert Pearce was born at Collingwood, Victoria on 4 September 1916.
He married Joyce Lorraine Miller (D.O.B. 4th June 1919), in 1940.
Military service
editPearce served in the Australian Army during World War II,[3] and saw active service in New Guinea where his battalion was involved in the fight against the Japanese at Isurava on the Kokoda Tack in 1942. He suffered from both dengue fever and malaria while serving.[4]
Death
editHe died at Abbotsford, Victoria on 8 May 1964.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.695.
- ^ Deaths: Pearce, The Age, (Wednesday, 7 May 1947), p.8.
- ^ Nominal Roll.
- ^ Cullen (2015), p.425.
- ^ Deaths: Pearce, The Age, (Monday, 11 May 1964), p.13.
References
edit- "World War II Nominal Roll: Private Frederick Herbert Pearce (VX119405)". Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- B883, VX119405: World War Two Service Record: Private Frederick Herbert Pearce (VX119405), National Archives of Australia.
- Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than Football: League Players at War. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links
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- Fred Pearce's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Fred Pearce at AustralianFootball.com
- Fred Pearce at The VFA Project
- Fred Pearce's profile at Collingwood Forever
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