Lieutenant-Colonel John Manners Smith VC CIE CVO (30 August 1864 – 6 January 1920) was a British Indian Army and Indian Political Service officer who was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Smith was educated at Norwich School and Royal Military College, Sandhurst.

On 20 December 1891 near Nilt Fort, British India, Lieutenant Smith led the storming party at the attack and capture of a strong position occupied by the enemy.

[2] Between 1889 and 1918, Smith held political appointments in Kashmir, Bundhelkand, Baluchistan, Rajputana, Central India and Nepal.

His Victoria Cross is displayed at The Gurkha Museum in Winchester, Hampshire, England.