Joe Pearce (footballer)

Joe Pearce (footballer)

Arthur Mueller "Joe" Pearce (28 January 1885 – 25 April 1915) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Throughout his life, he was always known as "Joe".

He was a member of the First AIF, and was killed in action whilst landing at Gallipoli, Turkey on 25 April 1915.

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