[1][2] Pearce is the fourth of five brothers who represented Australia in hockey in the 1950s and 1960s.

In later life Pearce became a senior public servant within the Western Australian Public Service: In 1987 he was chief executive of the office of the Premier of Western Australia[3] and in 1990 was appointed Chief Executive to the WA Inc Royal Commission by premier Carmen Lawrence.

[4] In 1995 he was appointed a member in the general division of the Order of Australia.

[5] He is the grandfather of Australian Kookaburras representative, Jake Harvie.

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