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 ...

Sir Horace Eckford Roome (17 May 1887 - 29 June 1964) was an officer of the

Royal Engineers The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the ''Sappers'', is a corps of the British Army. It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces and is heade ...

. He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers from the

Royal Military Academy, Woolwich The Royal Military Academy (RMA) at Woolwich, in south-east London, was a British Army military academy for the training of commissioned officers of the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers. It later also trained officers of the Royal Corps of Sig ...

on 18 December 1907. During the First World War he was awarded the

Military Cross The Military Cross (MC) is the third-level (second-level pre-1993) military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Armed Forces, and formerly awarded to officers of other Commonwealth countries. The MC i ...

in 1916 for 'distinguished service in the field in Mesopotamia' and was Mentioned in Despatches. During World War II he was appointed Brigadier and Chief Engineer India from 1 August 1939 to 20 November 1941. He was promoted acting Major-General 21 November 1941, temporary Major-General 21 November 1942, and finally substantive Major-General 8 May 1944 (with seniority 25 September 1941). He was Engineer-in-Chief, General Headquarters, India in 1945. He was awarded CBE in 1941 and the CB in 1944. He was knighted KCIE in 1946. He retired on 8 January 1947.London Gazette 4 February 1947 His son was

Oliver Roome Major-General Oliver McCrea Roome CBE (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 th ...

, R.E.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Roome, Horace Eckford 1887 births 1964 deaths Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Companions of the Order of the Bath Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Recipients of the Military Cross Deputy Lieutenants of Hampshire British Army generals of World War II British Army personnel of World War I Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich Royal Engineers officers