Alfred Denison Pearce (8 April 1896 – 3 July 1968) was a British fencer. He competed at the

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...

and

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

. In 1927, he won the

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title at the

British Fencing Championships The British Fencing Championships are held annually to determine the British champion. The Championships are currently held at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield. The championships were not held during World War I, World War II and in 202 ...

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1896 births 1968 deaths British male fencers Olympic fencers for Great Britain Fencers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Birmingham, West Midlands {{UK-fencing-bio-stub