Walter Reeve
Police Constable

Walter Reeve

Accident
End of Watch February 16, 1911
Age 43
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Gender Male

Incident

Found drowned in the river after being missed from his beat at night.

Found drowned in the River Blackwater at Little Coggeshall after being missed from his beat at night.

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Permanent identifier
BO-GB-ESC-4B51EAB7
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Essex Constabulary
Location ENG
Platform Identity eco.ess.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 16, 1911
Age 43
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

Police Constable Walter Reeve 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 Essex Constabulary, 11 of 20 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55% of this agency's fallen.

Essex Constabulary
11
of 20 officers
55% 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. Walter Reeve's cause is highlighted.

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

How Walter Reeve Compares

Age at Death
43
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Walter Reeve is highlighted in Feb.

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