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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".〔It is most likely that it was to distinguish young "Arthur" from his father, who was also an "Arthur", but known as "John".〕 He was a member of the First AIF, and was killed in action whilst landing at Gallipoli, Turkey on 25 April 1915.〔(Lane, Daniel, "ANZAC hero Ted Larkin: The greatest sacrifice of all", ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', (18 April 2015). )〕〔Despite various suggestions given over time, related to particular individuals, it is clear that, because, at least, six former VFL footballers were killed during the chaos of the landing at Anzac Cove — Rupert Balfe (University, Alan Cordner (Geelong and Collingwood), Claude Crowl (St Kilda), Charlie Fincher (South Melbourne), Fen McDonald (Carlton and Melbourne), and Joe Pearce (Melbourne) — it can never be definitively argued that one of these men was "the first VFL footballer killed in the First World War".〕 His 152 League games became the most of any VFL player killed in World War I. ==Family== The son of Arthur John Pearce, the headmaster of the Bendigo Grammar School, and Lena Margaret Pearce, née Mueller, he was born at Sandhurst (Bendigo) on 28 January 1885. He was educated at Bendigo Grammar School, and was employed in a well-paid position in the Australian Mutual Provident Society, firstly in Bendigo, and then in Melbourne. Once he had moved to Melbourne he became very involved in the community of the Anglican Holy Trinity Church, in East Melbourne; he was Church Treasurer, the Sunday School Superintendent,〔His father was also a Sunday School Superintendent: at All Saints' Pro-Cathedral, in Bendigo (''The Argus'', 21 June 1915).〕 the Secretary of the Church of England Men's Society, and a member of the church choir.〔(In Memoriam: Pearce, ''The Argus'', (Tuesday, 25 April 1916), p.1. )〕 His cousin, Jack Mueller, played 216 senior VFL games for Melbourne from 1934 to 1950. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joe Pearce (footballer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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