Major-General Sir Horace Eckford Roome KCIE CB CBE MC DL (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 War he was awarded the Military Cross 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 Engineer-in-Chief, General Headquarters, India in 1945. He retired on 8 January 1947.