Diehl , Shawn (S)

SN CORRECTION 25 Aug 2026: ServiceNo 79337200BG cleared -- the pantser.cmvo.org.za SADF deaths PDF lists that number under "DIEDERICKS, JACOBUS HENDRIK" (2 LT, Sterf 02 04 88), matching PersonNumber 30068 (Diedericks, DateDeath 1988-04-02) by surname and exact date, not this record. Original value: "79337200BG". 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. 26 Aug 2026: Unit leftover "101 Battalion" → 11 Commando (SAWGP 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: filled Corps, Rank, RankID, ServiceNo -- each of these was EMPTY on this record and no existing value was changed. Derived fields recomputed inline where applicable.
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Air Force" was CLEARED. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word, and it CONTRADICTED this record's own Branch, "Army". 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.