Sir Ronald Henry Melville, KCB (9 March 1912 – 4 June 2001) was an English civil servant.
Educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge, he entered the civil service in 1934 as an official in the Air Ministry.
In 1960, he moved to the War Office, and in 1964 he was appointed Second Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence.
[2][3] In 1970, he was appointed Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Aviation Supply,[3] serving until it was abolished in 1971.
[4] An excellent shot, he represented Scotland in the Elcho Shield match for nearly 50 years, making his first appearance at the age of 22.