Trevor Ernest WALTER  

AKA Trev WALTER, Trevor WALTER   

* Nickname: Trev

Late of Karangi, NSW  

 ‘I do believe it’s time for another Adventure’ 

Relations in ‘the job’:

“possible” relation in ‘the job‘:    ?  

NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern  –  Class #  153   

NSW Police Cadet #  3195  

New South Wales Police Force  

Regd. # 17459  

Rank:  Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy as a Police Cadet on Monday 7 July 1975 ( aged 17 years, 3 months, 11 days )  

Probationary Constable- appointed 26 February 1977 ( aged 18 years, 11 months, 0 days )( Gained 1 month Seniority )   

Constable – appointed 26 February 1978   

Constable 1st Class – appointed 26 February 1982  

Detective – appointed ? ? ? ( YES )   

Senior Constable – appointed 26 February 1986  

Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? 

Final Rank: =  Detective Leading Senior Constable   

Stations: ?, Maroubra ( GDs )( ProCst ), ?, Coffs Harbour – Retirement   

Time employed ( Paid ) with NSW Police:  From:  7 July 1975   to  16 January 2014 = 38 years, 6 months, 9 days

Service ( From Training Date ) period: From   7 July 1975   to  16 January 2014 = 38 years,  6 months, 9 days Service

Retirement / Leaving age: = 55 years, 9 months, 21 days   

Time in Retirement from Police:  10 years, 2 months, 8 days   

Awards:  National Medal – granted 28 April 1993 ( Det SenCon )  

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 19 December 2001 ( Det SenCon )  

Bronze Medal for Bravery – Awarded ? ? ?  

Commissioner’s Commendation for Bravery – Awarded ? ? ?  

 Born:  Wednesday 26 March 1958  

Died on: Sunday 24 March 2024  

Age: 65 years, 11 months, 27 days  

Organ Donor:  Y / N / ?

Cause: Motor Vehicle Collision – Motor Cycle – Rider  

Event location:  Thailand 

Event / Diagnosis date: Sunday 24 March 2024

Funeral date:  Saturday 13 April 2024 @ 10.30am

Funeral location:  Coffs Harbour Racing Club & Function Centre, 62 Howard St, Coffs Harbour, NSW

Coffs – Clarence PAC will provide an Official Police Guard of Honour 

Wake location:  Function Centre, 62 Howard St, Coffs Harbour, NSW

Wake date:  Saturday 13 April 2024

Funeral Parlour:  Victor Rules

Buried at:  Cremated  –

part of Ashes at Lawn Cemetery Gardens, Karangi, Coffs Harbour, NSW  

Grave Location:  Section:          Row:  ?         Plot:  ?

Grave GPS:  ?,       ?

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at:  ?

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( March 2024 )

TREV is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NOT JOB RELATED

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PeterandKay Bernard

26 March 2024 @ 10.29pm

Rest peacefully my darling brother Trev Walter on what should have been your 66th Birthday

we miss you so very much and can’t believe you have been taken from us so soon and so suddenly doing what you loved we are heartbroken beyond belief and our hearts are shattered into a million pieces. We all love you so very much and are so very blessed you were our family, our rock our constant and we are so incredibly proud of you and all that you did and gave to us and so many others. You had the biggest heart and you shared your heart and love with all that you knew

We now have to navigate a life without you in it and live with the hole in our hearts that will never be filled Sending you all my love now and forever to keep in heaven until we meet again my darling brother rest in peace I love you

He’s eager to enjoy his recently announced retirement as soon as possible but with a fractured leg – sustained just before Christmas when his bike landed on him – the well respected Detective Senior Constable has some time to reflect on a job well done.

The true country boy still smiles when he remembers the fresh-faced 18-year-old who headed for the big city in the late 70s.

                                                                              NSW Police Cadets – Class 9, Phase III ( L – R )

Back Row: Phil VICKERY, Mick COWNIE, Walter KOENIG, Greg CALLANDER ( 17463 ), Glen MORRIS, Mike KNOWLES # 17558 ( R.I.P. ), Ivor PEDERSEN

Middle Row: Mark KOHUTEK # 17394 ( R.I.P. ), Trev WALTER # 17459, J. KIRK, Steve CORRY, Glen PORTCH, Colin BELL, R. GREEN

Front Row: Anthony TANOS, R. BROWN, Acting Sgt Len HARRIS ( Drill Instructor ), Sgt 2/c William ‘Bill’ COMAN ( Instructor ), Sgt 3/c Keith JOHNSON # 7887 ( R.I.P. ), Andrew MARRIOTT, Andrew WARDROP 

After finishing high school in the Orara Valley, Sen Const Walter thought he might try his hand at paint work but, as his mother blatantly pointed out, he wasn’t…well…very good at it.

When the police recruitment van rolled into town, she gently suggested he might like to check it out and before he knew it, Sen Const Walter was headed for the academy in Sydney.

The learning curve was steep for a teenager who had never ventured far from home but by the time he returned to Coffs Harbour – where he has served for 33 of his 37 years in the force – he had developed a rare set of skills.

A never failing empathy for victims of crime and the ability to carry them through a tedious legal process allowed him into the lives of countless people and eventually led to him receiving the Commissioner’s Award for outstanding victim support in 2011.

The knowledge that he was living in a country area where everyone, including the criminals, knew who he was and where he lived, never really troubled him.

As he has told the many fresh recruits he has mentored over the years, “if you are hard but fair” and treat others with respect, you will get by without too much opposition.

With the birth of his children came a new set of challenges.

While he was lucky enough to have the kind of personality that allowed him to switch off when he got home, there were unavoidable emotions stirred when tragedy struck a family which he could compare to his own.

His eldest daughter was five when a local boy of the same age was killed after his head was crushed by a telegraph pole as he leant out of a bus window to wave goodbye to his friends.

A double fatality at Bonville, which claimed the life of a 16-year-old girl, the age of his daughter at the time, also hit hard.

“Those are the things that are very sad and remind us how lucky we are that our family is safe,” Sen Const Walter said

“I never lost sight of that fact.”

Mixed with the tough tasks were major achievements.

Sen Const Walter and another officer once arrested the state’s most wanted man, prison escapee Anthony O’Sullivan, who was discovered with a $64,000 stolen boat in tow and went on to serve a lengthy prison sentence.

In 2001, he risked his life to rescue a woman from a burning home in Karuah Ave.

For that, he was awarded the Bronze Medal for Bravery from the Royal Humane Society and the Commissioner’s Commendation for Bravery.

To this day, when the woman sees him down the street, she still hugs him and thanks him for saving her life.

More recently, Sen Const Walter had the satisfaction of watching as a disgraced member of a local surf lifesaving club, whom he had been investigating for a number of years, was convicted and sentenced to a significant time in jail over the persistent sexual abuse of a young girl.

There are the troubling cases, which he refuses to allow to haunt him, but admits will always remain strong memories.

He has few regrets but if he could have solved one more case before he left, it would have been the 1990 murder of 92-year-old Veronica Rigney, who was viciously clubbed for no apparent reason in her Hill St home, just near the police station.

Sen Const Walter was on duty that night and interviewed Mrs Rigney in hospital where she later died.

He’ll also miss his second family – both sworn officers and support staff (many of whom celebrated Sen Cost Walter’s career at a farewell party on Thursday night) – but he’s hoping that when the new justice precinct is open, he may just “be invited back for a cuppa”.

This article and historic pictures from Det Sen Const Walter’s career can be viewed on the Advocate website.

Coffs Harbour says goodbye to a top cop | Daily Telegraph

Those that cannot attend the service, please join us on the following link: https://youtube.com/live/YjrQ8hGOzQU

Trevor Ernest Walter 

‘ Trev’

26/3/1958 – 24/3/2024

65 Years Young 

Tragically taken from us whilst holidaying in Thailand.

A loved & cherished son of Don and Fay Walter (both dec’d)

Loving and devoted Dad to Naomi and Peter,

Adored Popow to Evelyn and Freya.

Much loved and treasured Brother and Brother in law to Susan & Richard and Kay & Peter.

Loved & adored Uncle to his Nieces & Nephews and their families.

A caring, beautiful and loved partner of Robyn, respected friend, colleague and mate.

A Dedicated, respected and Proud Member of the NSW Police Force for over 38 years.

Trevor touched all our lives and will be greatly missed.

 ‘I do believe it’s time for another Adventure’ 

All who knew Trevor are invited to join his Family and Friends in celebrating his life at Coffs Harbour Racing Club, 2 Howard Street Coffs Harbour at 10:30am Saturday 13th April 2024. Thence for private cremation.

**Please dress brightly to reflect Trevor’s love for life!**

* Story behind any Nickname:

Nothing further, than what is recorded above, is known about this person at the time of publication and further information and photos would be appreciated.

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Cal
Updated 6 October 2025 with NSW Police Cadets – Class 9, Phase III photo. 

Updated 9 December 2025 with Grave Memorial photo, Live Stream and additional photos.