Thomas Brewer
Police Constable

Thomas Brewer

Accident
End of Watch August 9, 1843
Age 37
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Gender Male

Incident

Drowned when he fell in a dock while on patrol on a stormy night.

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BO-GB-BRC-CE65CB28
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August 2, 2026

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183 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Brewer served with the Bristol Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity bco.bst.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 9, 1843
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

Police Constable Thomas Brewer 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 ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 47.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Bristol Constabulary, 10 of 22 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 45.5% of this agency's fallen.

Bristol Constabulary
10
of 22 officers
45.5% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% 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. Thomas Brewer's cause is highlighted.

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

How Thomas Brewer Compares

Age at Death
37
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Brewer is highlighted in Aug.

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