Ronald Colville, 2nd Baron Clydesmuir

Ronald John Bilsland Colville, 2nd Baron Clydesmuir, KT, CB, MBE, TD (21 May 1917 – 2 October 1996), was a Scottish soldier and businessman.

The tradition of service being already ingrained, he joined a Scottish regiment, the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), in which his father had served in World War I. Clydesmuir was in action with the regiment at Dunkirk, in Italy, and in the Normandy landings, was awarded the MBE and mentioned in dispatches, serving throughout World War II and for a short time thereafter.

Clydesmuir's obituary noted that "he always remained a West of Scotland man respecting and sharing the down-to-earth qualities of the men with whom he had fought.

It was typical of him and of them that some of his merriest and most affectionate anecdotes, (and he was a master story-teller), had to do with the lighter off-duty events of these dangerous days and with the lifelong friends he made among his comrades in arms".

His obituary also noted that "he never lost the upright and alert bearing, the directness of speech and method, and the disciplined self-control he had acquired in his army days.

In these roles, he worked in productive association with successive chief executives, and he led trade missions to the Soviet Union and China.

[4] Despite dedicating his time to various voluntary organizations, Colville became increasingly preoccupied with business interests, particularly in the field of banking and finance and in the developing Scottish oil and gas industry.

He was a long-serving member of the Royal Company of Archers, Queen's Body Guard for Scotland, and from 1986 until shortly before his death he held the office of Captain General.