Herbert Haydon Wilson, DSO (14 February 1875 – 11 April 1917) was a British officer and polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

In March 1901, he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for gallantry in defence of posts in the Boer attack on Lichtenburg.

[7] In the 1908 Olympics, he was a member of the British polo team Roehampton, which won the gold medal.

There, they were met by deadly machine-gun fire and shelling and dismounted to create a defensive line.

It was in this action that Herbert Wilson died, defending the small village against a German counter-attack.