Biographie
He was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1952 and the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1986.
He is also an inductee of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.
He competed in the Amsterdam 1928 Olympics, and the Los Angeles 1932 Olympics in Single Sculling.
He was the winner of two Gold Medals for Australia. Pearce had hoped that his Olympic win would allow him to row in the Diamond Sculls at Henley, but he was refused admission because he was a carpenter. Back in Sydney he was unable to find work due to the Depression. When Lord Dewar, the Canadian whisky manufacturer, learned of Pearce's plight, he offered him a job as a salesman. This new position made Pearce eligible for Henley, since he was no longer a laborer. in 1972 he became a Canadian citizen.
Service militaire
He was appointed as a Lieutenant (SB) (Miscellaneous) (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 26/04/1943). (He was demobilized.) He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (SB) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/07/1948). (He was released.)
