Sir Nevill Maskelyne Smyth | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Sphinx |
| Born | 14 August 1868 Westminster, London |
| Died | 21 July 1941 (aged 72) Balmoral, Victoria |
| Buried | Balmoral Cemetery |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1888–1924 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) Carabiniers (6th Dragoon Guards) |
| Commands | 47th (1/2nd London) Division (1919–24) 59th (2nd North Midland) Division (1918) 58th (2/1st London) Division (1918) 2nd Australian Division (1916–18) 1st Australian Brigade (1915–16) Carabiniers (6th Dragoon Guards) (1909–13) |
| Battles/wars | Mahdist War Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Victoria Cross Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches (11) Croix de Guerre (Belgium) Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) Order of the Medjidieh, Fourth Class (Egypt) Order of Osmanieh, Fourth Class (Egypt) |
| Relations | Dacre Smyth (son) Warington Wilkinson Smyth (father) William Smyth (grandfather) Robert Baden-Powell (cousin) |
| Other work | National Party of Australia politician |
Major General Sir Nevill Maskelyne Smyth, VC, KCB (14 August 1868 – 21 July 1941) was a senior officer in the British Army and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.