Roll of Honor
Incident
Fatally injured in a collision with an oncoming car while on motorcycle patrol.
In Our Keeping
- Permanent identifier
BO-GB-ESC-917A681B- Stewardship
- Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
- Added to badge.nw
- April 8, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Walter. Claim this record.
This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.
Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Nicholls served with the East Sussex Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Nicholls.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Walter Jesse Nicholls 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 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 16.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At East Sussex Constabulary, 4 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Walter Jesse Nicholls's cause is highlighted.
How Walter Jesse Nicholls Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Walter Jesse Nicholls is highlighted in Jan.
Others Who Wore This Badge
8 officers from East Sussex Constabulary are honored on badge.nw.
