Fred Pearce (footballer)

Frederick Herbert Pearce (4 September 1916 – 8 May 1964) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family
The son of Edmund John Pearce (1878–1946), and Lillian Pearce (1882–1947), née Andrews, Frederick Herbert Pearce was born at Collingwood, Victoria on 4 September 1916.

He married Joyce Lorraine Miller (1917–?) in 1940.

Military service
Pearce served in the Australian Army during World War II, 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.

Death
He died at Abbotsford, Victoria on 8 May 1964.