Horace Roome
Sir Horace Roome | |
|---|---|
 Major General Roome in 1945 | |
| Born | 17 May 1887 Westbury, Tasmania, Australia |
| Died | 29 June 1964 (aged 77) East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1907–1947 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Unit | Royal Engineers |
| Battles / wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches |
| Relations | Major-General Oliver Roome (son) |
Major-General Sir Horace Eckford Roome, KCIE, CB, CBE, MC, DL (17 May 1887 – 29 June 1964) was an officer of the Royal Engineers.[1][2]
Roome was commissioned into the Royal Engineers from the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, on 18 December 1907.[3] He served during the First World War, during which he was awarded the Military Cross in 1916 for "distinguished service in the field in Mesopotamia" and was Mentioned in Despatches.[4]
During the Second World War, Roome was appointed Brigadier and Chief Engineer India from 1 August 1939 to 20 November 1941. He was promoted to acting major-general on 21 November 1941, temporary major-general on 21 November 1942, and finally substantive major-general on 8 May 1944 (with seniority 25 September 1941).[5] He was Engineer-in-Chief at General Headquarters, India in 1945.
Roome was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1941 and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1944.[6] He was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1946. He retired on 8 January 1947.[7]
His son was Major-General Oliver Roome of the Royal Engineers.
References
[edit]- ^ ‘ROOME, Major-General Sir Horace Eckford’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 28 Dec 2013
- ^ "Obituary (Obituaries)". The Times. No. 56051. 30 June 1964. p. 12, col F.
- ^ London Gazette 17 January 1908
- ^ London Gazette 19 December 1916
- ^ Half Yearly Army List January 1946
- ^ London Gazette 8 June 1944 p.2567
- ^ London Gazette 4 February 1947
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