▁King ' s ▁School ▁in ▁Wor c ester ▁and ▁H ert ford ▁College , ▁Oxford . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Administr ative ▁Service ▁in ▁Niger ia ▁as ▁a ▁cad et ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁On ▁ 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁Sch of ield ▁was ▁commission ed ▁as ▁a ▁ 2 nd ▁Lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Reserve ▁Force ▁of ▁Niger ia . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁( 1 9 3 9 – 4 5 ) ▁Sch of ield ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁Royal ▁West ▁African ▁Front ier ▁Force ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁then ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁Military ▁Administration ▁in ▁Tri polit ania ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁D ode can ese ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁mentioned ▁in ▁des patch es ▁for ▁his ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁D ode can ese . ▁Sch of ield ▁reached ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁( tem por ary ). ▁ ▁Sch of ield ▁returned ▁to ▁Niger ia ▁after ▁the ▁war . ▁As ▁a ▁Div is ional ▁Officer ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁he ▁called ▁I k ot - Ab asi ▁" a ▁dying ▁place , ▁not ▁a ▁growing ▁one ." ▁ ▁R ather ▁than ▁bear ▁the ▁high ▁costs ▁of ▁d red ging ▁and ▁upgrad ing ▁the ▁har bor , ▁the ▁government ▁closed ▁the ▁port ▁and ▁custom s ▁post ▁on ▁