Thank you so much for that link...have registered and waiting for activation...

I have found which regiment the uniform belongs to and it is indeed a Bengal Lancer's uniform 18th regiment, but depending upon when he served his time there he was either with the 18th regiment of Bengal Cavalry before 1886 or the 18th Regiment of Bengal Lancers after 1886.

I contacted the British library about this matter, not so much uniform id but registration details of this man but nothing from this site and the lady responding was fantastic in informing me on information and other resources as to where to go...

Thanks kindly, will keep ppl here informed incase someone else also has a relation in the same uniform.

Paula