Clarence Brammer
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Officer

Clarence Brammer

Beaumont Police Department — Beaumont, TX
Accident
End of Watch September 19, 1923
Age 38
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Clarence Brammer died after being accidentally shot in the legs by another officer.

The other officer dropped his revolver and the ground and it discharged. The round went through both of Officer Brammer's legs. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to lead poisoning one week later.

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BO-US-TX-496A29E1
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Brammer served with the Beaumont Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Beaumont community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Brammer.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Beaumont, Jefferson County, TX
Platform Identity bpd.jefferson.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 19, 1923
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Clarence Brammer is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In TX, 657 of 2,422 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Beaumont Police Department, 11 of 21 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 52.4% of this agency's fallen.

Beaumont Police Department
11
of 21 officers
52.4% Accident
TX — Statewide
657
of 2,422 officers
27.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Clarence Brammer's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Clarence Brammer Compares

Age at Death
38
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Clarence Brammer is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897