Lt. Col. David Nairn Durward

1910 - 1984  (73 years)

• Name	David Nairn Durward
  Prefix	Lt. Col.
  Born	21 Sep 1910	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Anglican
  Elected Office	1976	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	alderman
  Military	WW2
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-230331
  Died	28 Jan 1984	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I230331	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert Durward,   b. Oct 1881, Montrose, , Angus, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Bessie Nairn,   b. Sep 1881, Montrose, , Angus, Scotland ,   d. 1965  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Married	9 Jun 1908	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F223202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ethel Margaret Berney,   b. 29 Sep 1913, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1998  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F250989	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DURWARD, David Nairn CD, Lt. Col. retired from the Highland Light Infantry of Canada, passed away at Toronto General Hospital, on Saturday, Jan. 28, 1984. Survived by his beloved wife, Margaret (Berney) and children, David of Mississauga and Susan of London, Ont. Beloved sister of Mrs. Jean Williams of Cambridge and Mrs. Henry R. (Frances) Brown of Florida and three grandchildren.At the wish of the deceased, there will be no visitation.Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at Knox's (Galt) Presbyterian Church, Cambridge,on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 1984, at 2: 30 p.m. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 30 Jan 1984 pg D9 ______________________ Former Galt PUC head dies at 73 David Nairn Durward, a Cambridge council member for four years and a retiredLieutenant-Colonel of the Highland Light Infantry of Canada, died Saturday at Toronto General Hospital. Hewas 73. A native of the former town of Preston, Durward joined the Galt public utilities commission in 1932 as secretary-treasurer and became manager in 1954. He resigned in 1974, one year before mandatory retirement because the province and Waterloo Region failed to reorganize hydro management under regional government and it made his job increasingly difficult. Durward organized and operated at a profit for eight years the the city's first municipally-owned transit system and managed it along with the public utilities until it was taken over as a separate city department under regional government. He also managed the waterutility during its main period of expansion until it also was taken over by the region in 1972. Durward enlisted in the Highland Light Infantry of Canada in 1936, took an officer training course and went on active service with the unit in 1940. He was severely wounded in fighting near Caen in July, 1944 and spent 51/2 monthsin hospital before becoming commander of a training battalion in England. He led the third battalion of the HLI of C when it went to Germany on occupation duty in 1945. Later as a Lieutenant-Colonel, he commanded the HL1 of C when it formed part of the reserve army for three years from 1951 to 1954. He ran for election to Cambridge council in 1976 and won a second term in the 1978. But "two years of frustration" resulted in Durward deciding not to run as the Ward 8 alderman in the 1980 municipal election. During his four years on Cambridge council, he also served on regional council.Durward was a former chairman of the board of managers and an elder of Knox's Presbyterian Church, Cambridge. He was a member of the Galt Rotary Club,the Grand River Conservation Authority, the HLI of C Association and of the Royal Canadian Legion, Galt Branch 121. Surviving are his wife, one son, one daughter, and two sisters. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held on Tuesday at 2: 30p.m. at Knox's Church. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 30 Jan 1984 pg D9

  
  

• Sources

  [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 41. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:David Nairn Durward Date of Birth:21 Sep 1910 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Robert Durward Mother's name:Bessie Nairn [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . Lt. Col. David N. Durward C. D./ 1910 - 1984/ Beloved Husband Of/ Ethel Margaret Berney/ 1913 - 1998./ [H.L.I, Of C. Military Insignia - Defence Not Defiance] [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Robert Durward Age:26 Birth Date:abt 1882 Birth Place:Montrose, Scotland Marriage Date:9 Jun 1908 Marriage County or District:York Father:Robert Durward Mother:Jane Jolly Spouse:Bessie Nairn Spouse's Age:26 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1882 Spouse Birth Place:Montrose, Scotland Spouse Father:David Nairn Spouse Mother:Betsy Halley

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Sep 1910 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - alderman - 1976 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Jan 1984 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth