Born at Stafford.
Enlisted on the 13th of April 1854.
Trade: Cord-wainer.
No other enlistment details are shown.
"In hospital", 25th of May - 9th of June 1855.
Died, "of cholera", in Camp Kadikoi on the 5th of July 1855.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol.
Died, "of cholera", in Camp Kadikoi on the 5th of July 1855.
In a letter written to his family on the 9th of July 1855 Sergeant John Howes of the 4th Light Dragoons, in referring to his comrades dying around him almost daily, wrote:
"[M]any a man who rises in the morning in the enjoyment of good health is dead and buried the same day.
A singular instance occurred a few days ago in the 11th Hussars, they are lying close to us, one of their men died sometime in the forenoon and one of the Hospital orderlies who assisted in sewing the man up in his blanket was buried in the same grave at 6 o'clock that evening, so I will leave you to judge our state of uncertainty of life."
From such a combination of dates, etc., the first mentioned was almost certainly James Wiffen, and the other man concerned being846 William Baker, 11th Hussars. (See his record).
He was buried in the 11th Hussar Cemetery on the road between Kadikoi and Karani. His name appears on both the combined memorial board which was erected, and a separate one. (See copy of the memorial inscriptions in the 11th Hussar file.
He was buried in the 11th Hussar Cemetery on the road between Kadikoi and Karani. (See copy of memorial inscription in the 11th Hussar file.)