SOLDIERS who served with the Royal Signals are being sought for a reunion in April.

The 260 Signal Squadron (Sam) Royal Signals Association was formed in June 1997 after an old comrades weekend in Dorset.

Eddie Ridley, of Crook, County Durham, and friends Dave Thomson, Steve Freeman-Pannett and Roy Andrews, have spent the past few years tracking down former squadron members.

Since the early years, the association has gone from strength to strength and the reunion this year is in Loughborough, on April 11, 12 and 13. The association also incorporates 653, 654, and 655 signal troops.

For more information, contact Eddie Ridley, on (01388) 745124, or Roy Andrews, on (01227) 264551. The association's website is: www.260sigsqnsam.abelgratis.co.uk

Other people wishing to trace old Army pals, relatives, neighbours and friends include:

* Tony Woodger, a former Richmond Grammar School pupil, in North Yorkshire, is searching for Barbara Ratcliffe, who had a brother called Kenneth and either a sister or a friend called Josie. Barbara used to live near Catterick, in North Yorkshire, and attended the convent school in Richmond during 1959 and 1961. Mr Woodger can be contacted on (01653) 618585.

* Alex and Sheila Smith, of Suffolk, have been researching the Mouser, Mounser and Mounster families for almost 20 years and are registered with The Guild of One-Name Studies. In various historical records, they have found families in the North-East and North Yorkshire with these names and are keen to hear from any families interested in their research. They can be contacted at 7 School Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, IP6 8BB.

* Peter Cribb, of Great Yarmouth, who was in the 80th Light Ack-Ack Regiment, Royal Artillery, serving in Egypt, Jordan and Malta from 1952 to 1955, is searching for any of his service pals. He can be contacted on (01493) 720935.

*l Dave Williams, of Somerset, is searching for Army pal and ex- corporal Colin Rhodes, who served with the 1st Battalion Somerset Light Infantry at Warminster, Wiltshire, in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It is believed he joined the RAF. Mr Williams can be contacted at 29 Knowle End, Woolavington, near Bridgwater, Somerset.