Cooper , Cyril Watton (C W)

SN CORRECTION 25 Aug 2026: ServiceNo 80021827PE cleared -- the pantser.cmvo.org.za SADF deaths PDF lists that number under "COOK, RONALD ALAN" (SGT, Sterf 12 02 86), matching PersonNumber 29835 (Cook, DateDeath 1986-02-12) by surname and exact date, not this record. Original value: "80021827PE". 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.
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Navy" was CLEARED. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word, and it CONTRADICTED this record's own Branch, "Air Force". Across the roll 787 records carried such a contradiction; judged against Corps and Regiment -- independent of both columns -- the evidence backed Branch 744 times and Unit2 not once. Branch is therefore kept and the contradicting word removed. Nothing is guessed: this man's branch of service is already recorded, and his sub-unit, if any, is simply not known.