| John Charles Campbell Daunt | |
| Birth Date: | 8 November 1832 |
| Death Date: | 15 April 1886 (aged 53) |
| Birth Place: | Autranches, Normandy, France |
| Death Place: | Bristol |
| Placeofburial: | Redland Green Parish Church Graveyard, Bristol |
| Rank: | Colonel |
| Branch: | Bengal Army British Indian Army |
| Battles: | Indian Mutiny Second Anglo-Chinese War |
| Awards: | Victoria Cross |
Colonel John Charles Campbell Daunt VC (8 November 1832 – 15 April 1886) 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.
He was 24 years old, and a lieutenant in the 11th Bengal Native Infantry, Bengal Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 2 October 1857 at Ghota Behar, India for which he was awarded the VC:
He later achieved the rank of colonel. His VC is on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the Imperial War Museum, London. His son, John, represented Great Britain at the 1900 Summer Olympics in the men's golf tournament.[1] His granddaughter Yvonne Daunt was a dancer with the Paris Opera in the 1920s.[2]