The White Horse Inn was on the NW corner of Strand and Long Streets and was a boarding house. I think it was demolished in the 70s or 80s. It did not have a good reputation at the time and was mainly short term rents. It was a beautiful old building with a lots of "Brookie Lace" if I remember correctly! In my commemorative edition of the Cape Town and Suburban Town Guard there is no mention of him being a member of No 23 (Scott's) Company neither under BOOKER or BIDENCOPE or close approximations thereof. Scott's was also not a railway company. These were "B" Railway Company and "D" Company, Cape Government Railways and his name is in neither of them. This is not to say he was never a member as this is a photographic record of a specific time. As far as I am aware there are also no records of service as this was a volunteer organisation similar to the Home Guard in the UK in WWII Regards, David B -----Original Message----- From: Ivy Trott [mailto:ivytrott@telkomsa.net] Sent: 27 February 2005 05:29 To: SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] White Horse Inn (not the song!) The man I am trying to trace is RICHARD BOOKER BIDENCOPE, whose family are well-known in Hobart, Tasmania. Not much is known about Richard, however. He seems to have been living at White Horse, Strand Street, Cape Town and joined the Scott's Railway Guards. I am sure that I can get his army papers and find out where he was wounded. Not sure if he volunteered simply because he was living in Cape Town, or whether he came with that purpose in mind. He returned to the Cape Town address after being shot and wounded, and on recovery, rejoined the army as a trooper. He eventually returned to Tasmania but nobody in the family knew anything much about this, and certainly don't have his medals. I haven't been to Cape Town for ages, but have a recollection of a building with a white horse's head on it - but was it in Strand Street? Just hope some local historian knows something about the building. Thank you, and go well! Ivy Trott. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.5.0 - Release Date: 25/02/2005 ==== SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN Mailing List ==== FamilyTree.co.za.......it's the place to hang out and do your Family Tree ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx