Vice Admiral BB Schofield had a distinguished naval career serving in both World Wars. He was closely involved in the planning of naval operations for D-Day and his insider view is told in Operation NEPTUNE (republished by Pen and Sword Maritime in 2008). He died in 1984. His daughter Victoria Schofield, the leading biographer and author, lives in West London.
Victoria Schofield is a celebrated historian and author. President of the Oxford union in 1977 she has written extensively on South Asia. Her biography Wavell is in print with in hard back with pen and Sword. She lives in west London