Coetser (L C)

DateDeath was 1900/1901-01-01 SAWGP unknown-date placeholder; set to Unknown. EstBirthYear derived from that date cleared. SN CORRECTION 25 Aug 2026: ServiceNo 85258192PE cleared -- the pantser.cmvo.org.za SADF deaths PDF lists that number under "COETSEE, ZIRK BURGER" (MAJ, Sterf 22 09 99), matching PersonNumber 29784 (Coetsee, DateDeath 1999-09-22) by surname and exact date, not this record. Original value: "85258192PE". Left as an unresolved collision otherwise -- this correction is specific to this one PDF-confirmed case, not a general claim this record's other data is wrong.
FirstName contamination fixed 31 Aug 2026 (systemic full-table scan): FirstName ("Zirk Burger") was copied from the unrelated neighbouring record PersonNumber 29784 ("Coetsee, Zirk Burger", initials Z B) -- this record's own stored initials (L C) don't match "Zirk Burger" at all. Confirmed by the existing 25 Aug 2026 SN CORRECTION note on this record, which already identified PersonNumber 29784 as the true owner of this record's copied ServiceNo via the same external source. Cleared back to unknown rather than guessed, AddInfo (also an exact copy from the same neighbour) cleared likewise.
4 Sep 2026: Regiment leftover "SA Army" cleared -- that's the service branch (Army, as distinct from Navy/Air Force), not a specific regiment; the actual unit ("1 South African Infantry Battalion") is already captured in Unit. Per John's decision, the 52 records with no better Unit info were left as-is.
7 Sep 2026: CauseDeath was a forward-fill copy from PN 29784 (Coetsee, Zirk Burger (Z B)), an unrelated record -- cleared as contamination (CauseDeath-contamination scan, data/causedeath-contamination-scan-2026-09-07.md), not a real cause.