Anthony Roger Mellows, OBE, GCStJ, TD (29 July 1936 – 10 January 2016)[1][2] was an English solicitor, academic and British Army officer.

On 27 January 1959, he was commissioned in the TA Intelligence Corps, as a second lieutenant (probationary).

[7] On 1 April 1967, he transferred to the newly created Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve as a captain in the Intelligence Corps.

[10] In May 1981, Mellows was appointed an Officer of the Most Venerable Order of Saint John (OStJ),[11] in April 1985, he was promoted to the grade of Commander (CStJ);[12] in 1988, he was raised to Knight of Justice (KJStJ);[13] and, in July 1991, he was advanced as Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of Saint John (GCStJ), its highest grade.

[10] In the 2003 New Year Honours, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) "for services to the Church of England".