Hedworth Meux

Admiral of the Fleet The Honourable Sir Hedworth Meux GCB, KCVO
Meux as a vice admiral
Birth name	Hedworth Lambton
Born	(1856-07-05)5 July 1856 London
Died	20 September 1929(1929-09-20) (aged 73) Danebury, Hampshire
Buried	Bury Green Cemetery, Cheshunt
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1870–1916
Rank	Admiral of the Fleet
Commands	HMS Dolphin HMY Osborne HMS Warspite HMS Powerful HMY Victoria and Albert Third Cruiser Squadron China Station Portsmouth Command
Battles/wars	Anglo-Egyptian War Second Boer War First World War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order

Admiral of the Fleet The Honourable Sir Hedworth Meux, GCB, KCVO (pronounced Mews;^[1] né Lambton; 5 July 1856 – 20 September 1929) was a Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer he was present at the bombardment of Alexandria during the Anglo-Egyptian War.

In 1899, during the Second Boer War, Lambton stopped at Mauritius, and on his own initiative picked up a battalion of soldiers stationed there. Knowing that the British forces at Ladysmith urgently needed more powerful guns, Lambton led a naval brigade to the rescue with four twelve-pounders and two other guns. The enthusiastic response in Britain to the "heroes of Ladysmith" was enormous and made Captain Hedworth Lambton a well-known public figure. He went on to be Commander of the Third Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean Fleet and then Commander-in-Chief of the China Station.

During the First World War Meux, as he was then known, served as Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth in which role his main responsibility was defending cross-Channel communications, including transport for the British Expeditionary Force crossing to France. He also initiated and organised a life-saving patrol service of small boats.