Denis Alfred Hamer
Police Constable

Denis Alfred Hamer

Isle of Man Constabulary — Douglas, D
Accident
End of Watch September 7, 1976
Age 26
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Gender Male

Incident

While on crowd control and road closure duty during the Junior Manx Grand Prix, PC Hamer sustained fatal head injuries when he was struck by a motorcycle that ran out of control after a rider crashed on the TT course at Union Mills.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Hamer served with the Isle of Man Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Hamer.

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

Agency

Location Douglas, D
Platform Identity imco.im.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 7, 1976
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable Denis Alfred Hamer is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In D, 2 of 2 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this state's fallen. That is 69 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Isle of Man Constabulary, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Isle of Man Constabulary
2
of 2 officers
100% Accident
D — Statewide
2
of 2 officers
100% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Denis Alfred Hamer's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Denis Alfred Hamer Compares

Age at End of Watch
26
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Denis Alfred Hamer is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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