Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Elliott succumbed to injuries sustained almost two years earlier when he was involved in a head-on automobile accident. The accident left him permanently disabled and he died from his injuries in December the following year.
Chief Elliott was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He had previously served as police chief the Southwest Harbor Police Department.
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- July 23, 2026
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Chief of Police Elliott served with the Thomaston Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Thomaston community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Frank H. Elliott served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Chief of Police Frank H. 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 ME, 41 of 102 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40.2% of this state's fallen. That is 9.2 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Thomaston Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank H. Elliott's cause is highlighted.
How Frank H. Elliott Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank H. Elliott is highlighted in Dec.
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