<sod>He was born on 6 April 1902 in [[Denny]], [[Stirlingshire]] in central Scotland, the son of Rev Peter C Durward MA (1861-1924) and his wife Elizabeth (b.1865). The family emigrated to [[New Zealand]] in 1906 originally to [[Leeston]] and then moving to [[Lawrence, New Zealand|Lawrence]] in October 1911. It is noted that his father deputised for the Moderator (Charles) at the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand in 1916.<ref>Christchurch Presbytery Press vol LXVII issue 14147, 13 Sept 1911</ref><eod>
<sod>He was born on 6 April 1902 in [[Denny, Falkirk|Denny]], [[Stirlingshire]] in central Scotland, the son of Rev Peter C Durward MA (1861-1924) and his wife Elizabeth (b.1865). The family emigrated to [[New Zealand]] in 1906 originally to [[Leeston]] and then moving to [[Lawrence, New Zealand|Lawrence]] in October 1911. It is noted that his father deputised for the Moderator (Charles) at the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand in 1916.<ref>Christchurch Presbytery Press vol LXVII issue 14147, 13 Sept 1911</ref><eod>