Deal was the place where Royal Marines were created. For generations, young men, some only 14 years old, arrived as raw recruits but left as Royal Marines. Deal Barracks has seen many changes. Originally, an Army barracks and Naval hospital, it became the Royal Marines Depot in 1861. From 1930 the training of Royal Marines musicians was added to Deal's role. W.R.N.

S., Engineers and Royal Marines Commandos have also been part of Deal's varied history. This pictorial record will be a lasting mememto for all who trained or served there, for the people of Deal and all those interested in the Royal Marines in general.