Henry Soames (18 January 1843 — 30 August 1913) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
[1] After completing his education at Brighton, Soames enlisted in the British Army and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery in January 1863.
[2] Soames played first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1867, appearing in a single match against Kent at Southborough.
[4] In the Royal Artillery, his promotion to captain followed in December 1875,[5] before his subsequent retirement in November 1881.
[6] Soames retired to Laverstock near Salisbury in Wiltshire, where he died from heart failure in August 1913,[7] leaving an estate worth a net of £48,573.