Thomas James Kerr
Constable

Thomas James Kerr

Illness
End of Watch November 29, 1990
Age 50
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Gender Male

Incident

Died the day after collapsing while on duty at Enniskillen RUC Station.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-GB-RUC-B531D596
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Kerr served with the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Kerr.

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

Agency

Location NIR
Platform Identity ruc.bfs.nir.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 29, 1990
Age 50
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Constable Thomas James Kerr is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In NIR, 50 of 599 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 8.3% of this state's fallen. That is 8.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Royal Ulster Constabulary GC, 35 of 469 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 7.5% of this agency's fallen.

Royal Ulster Constabulary GC
35
of 469 officers
7.5% Illness
NIR — Statewide
50
of 599 officers
8.3% Illness
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas James Kerr's cause is highlighted.

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

How Thomas James Kerr Compares

Age at Death
50
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.7 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas James Kerr is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
186
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
182
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
353
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285