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.[4]
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).[5]
He was Engineer-in-Chief, General Headquarters, India in 1945.
He was awarded CBE in 1941 and the CB in 1944.[6] He was knighted KCIE in 1946.
^‘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.