Identity
Person No.
31072
Old ROH no.
701
Service No.
76543867BG
Last Name
First Name
Colin Watson
Initials
C W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SHOT 546
Shot
Cause of Death
Died in Shooting Incident, shot by the soldier behind him while they were "treeing on"
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Kindness. From King William's Town and attended Dale College and played left wing for the UPE Soccer Club
Research notes
Confirmed 23 Aug 2026 against the 61 Mech Veterans Association official Roll of Honour (61mech.org.za/index.php/roll-of-honour): "Lance-Corporal C W Kindness - 19 May 1983 (died while serving at the unit)".
Mike Sandham's research log ("List 1"), imported 16 Sep 2026, credited to The South Africa War Graves Project unless his entry says otherwise: gives ServiceNo 7643867BG against this record's 76543867BG. The two numbers differ by only 1 digit(s), so one is a transcription slip -- but nothing here says which, and this record is not part of any shared-number run. Not resolved. Flagged, not changed.
Citations
Unknown
External References
-
SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
open source ↗
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
-
The War in Angola
open source ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), pages 129-131 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
Colin played on the wing for our soccer team at UPE. A really decent person who died at Omuthiya while serving with 61 Mech Colin van Rensburg
Dedications 2
Colin was from King Williams Town and attended Dale College. He was a soft spoken gentle guy. He was an only son and his parents immigrated with his sister Barbara after his death. He was killed in a shooting accident by the guy behind him while they were "treeing on". All in vain. We will keep their memories alive. D.Grunewald
I knew Collin as a big hearted Engelsman, always a kind word and prepared to help, he was a true sportsman and could swim like a fish. Collin it was not all in vain, i salute you.