Adjacent to the remaining wall of a multi-purpose church, school and later concert hall is a memorial garden for the bombing of the Royal Marines School of Music on 22 September 1989.
At approximately 8:20 am on 22 September 1989, the Royal Marines School of Music was bombed by the IRA, resulting in the deaths of 11 bandsmen, and injuries to 22 other marines. One week after the bombing, the musicians marched through Deal with gaps in their ranks to mark the positions of those unable to march through death or serious injury. The memorial garden is situated in the grounds of the old barracks where the bomb went off. No one has ever been arrested or convicted in connection with the bombing.
The Royal Marines Band Service moved to Portsmouth in 1996.
Location
- Address: Canada Road, Walmer
- Google map: Latitude: 51.21362; Longitude: 1.40011
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