Major-General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

Oliver McCrea Roome

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

(9 March 1921 – 8 November 2009) was a

British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...

officer. He was the son of Maj. Gen.

Sir Horace Roome Major-General Sir Horace Eckford Roome (17 May 1887 - 29 June 1964) was an officer of the Royal Engineers. He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers from the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich on 18 December 1907. During the First World Wa ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Roome, Oliver McCrea 1921 births 2009 deaths High Sheriffs of the Isle of Wight Commanders of the Order of the British Empire British Army generals Royal Engineers officers British Army personnel of World War II