The Queen's Bays

One aspect of my research on piecing together the details of life for military men and their families in India in the 1890s centers on John Wildgoose's regiment The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards). It was a cavalry unit - the nickname "Queen's Bays" stuck because of the type of horses the regiment used - so I'm assuming John was adept at horsemanship, but I could be wrong about that. I'm pretty green where the various iterations of British regimental organization are concerned. It's a slow process, and there are few websites that help put the foundation in place, like this one at Regiments.org.

I'm also trying to track down any information of the typical family living quarters in India in the 1890s - housing, household help, etc. This is proving difficult, so far, with the exception of a couple of books and diaries I found in the Imperial War Museum - again, written by wives of the upper echelon. My search continues . . .