Frederick Wales

California Highway Patrol — Sacramento, CA

Accident

End of Watch February 7, 1943

Age 33

The Vigil Panel 79 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 232

Incident

Officer Wales died as a result of a motorcycle accident while on duty.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Wales served with the California Highway Patrol.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Wales.

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

Agency

Department California Highway Patrol

Location Sacramento, CA

Platform Identity chp.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 7, 1943

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Frederick Wales 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At California Highway Patrol, 151 of 233 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 64.8% of this agency's fallen.

California Highway Patrol

151

of 233 officers

64.8% Accident

CA — Statewide

719

of 1,837 officers

39.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers