Born in London.
1851 Census
Wellington Lane, Isleworth, Heston, Middlesex.
John, aged 14, Agricultural Labourer, lived with 3 siblings, William 16, Mary 9, and Arthur 7, and three relatives. Their father, William, 45, was an Agricultural Labourer and a widower.
Enlisted at London on the 9th of April 1855.
Joined the regiment in the Crimea on the 1st of August 1855.
Sent to Scutari on the 10th of October, and rejoined the regiment on the 31st of October 1855. He is shown on a nominal roll of officers and men of the regiment at the Cavalry Depot, Scutari, made out on the 9th of November 1855, as being In Hospital there from the 4th of November (where he is named as "Saffield"). From this he did not serve in Eupatoria with the regiment.
Rejoined the regiment, 31st of October 1855.
Sent to England from Toronto, Canada, on the 6th of September 1867.
Died "At Sea" on the voyage home from Canada on the 16th of September 1867.
Next of kin: Mother, Fanny Saffhill, living in Islington, London.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol and the Turkish medal.
The muster roll states, "Two medals sent to next of kin."
The Returned Medal book shows his Crimean and Turkish were medals returned to the Mint. No trace of issue.
Not recorded by Lummis and Wynn.
Census information for 1851 kindly provided by Chris Poole.