Lieutenant-Colonel Ernest Vaux, CMG, DSO, VD, DL (5 March 1865 – 21 November 1925) was a British Army officer. A member of the Vaux Breweries family, Vaux was born in Bishopwearmouth, the son of John Story Vaux (1834–1881) and his wife, Harriet, née Douglas (1837–1901). He was educated at the Worcester College for the Blind Sons of Gentlemen and served with the Durham Royal Garrison Artillery Volunteers. He served in the Second Boer War, commanded the Maxim guns with the Imperial Yeomanry and took part in operations in the Transvaal, the Orange River Colony and the Cape Colony. He was mentioned in despatches, received the Queen's South Africa Medal with four clasps, and was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in November 1901. In 1903, he received the Volunteer O