Background
He was born in Johannesburg and attended Parktown Boys" High School.
He was born in Johannesburg and attended Parktown Boys" High School.
He joined the Royal Navy in 1958 where he qualified as a fighter pilot. Whilst serving in the Royal Navy, Lord did a two-year exchange tour with the United States Navy. He returned to South Africa in the early 1970s and joined the South African Air Force.
He also wrote a number of books including
Fire, Flood and Ice (1998)
From Tailhooker to Mudmover (2000)
Vlamgat (2000)
From Fledgling to Eagle: the South African Air Force during the Border War (2008).