Robert Shevill emails: “We are looking to trace handlers in the Brighton area who were once members of the Army Dog Unit Of Northern Ireland.

“An association was formed last October to fund a new memorial for colleagues and dogs killed in Northern Ireland and the memorial is now set to be unveiled at the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas, Staffordshire.

“We would love to find more handlers before then so they can take part in the event.”

* Visit the website www.armydog unit-ni.co.uk, email pressliaison @armydogunit-ni.co.uk or write to Robert Shevill at 99, Carnarc Crescent, Inverness IV3 8SJ.