Roll of Honor
Incident
Fell from the train on which he was travelling into the path of an oncoming engine at Tweedmouth.
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- April 8, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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130 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Detective Constable Elliott served with the North Eastern Railway Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Constable John Elliott 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 North Eastern Railway Police, 11 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 84.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Elliott's cause is highlighted.
How John Elliott Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Elliott is highlighted in Sep.
Others Who Wore This Badge
12 officers from North Eastern Railway Police are honored on badge.nw.
