Well, the first picture is Royal Marines. Other than that, I can't think of anything else to say as you have it all correct.
The photo in India shows the solar topee or "Bombay bowler" style of helmet, which was of course different from the more common Wolseley helmet.
Some battalions wore them and others the Wolseley. I don't know the reason for this, other than they were made of thicker pith and more effective than the thin Wolseley.
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