Griffiths (G B)

SN CORRECTION 25 Aug 2026: ServiceNo 77372753BG cleared -- the pantser.cmvo.org.za SADF deaths PDF lists that number under "GRIFFEN, WALTER JAMES" (SMN, Sterf 17 02 81), matching PersonNumber 30536 (Griffen, DateDeath 1981-02-17) by surname and exact date, not this record. Original value: "77372753BG". 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 ("Walter James") was copied from the unrelated neighbouring record PersonNumber 30536 ("Griffen, Walter James", initials W J) -- this record's own stored initials (G B) don't match "Walter James" at all. Confirmed by the existing 25 Aug 2026 SN CORRECTION note on this record, which already identified PersonNumber 30536 as the true owner of this record's copied ServiceNo via the same external source. Cleared back to unknown rather than guessed.
4 Sep 2026: Regiment leftover "South African Army" cleared -- that's the service branch (Army, as distinct from Navy/Air Force), not a specific regiment; the actual unit ("2 Signals Regiment") is already captured in Unit. Per John's decision, the 52 records with no better Unit info were left as-is.
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Army" was CLEARED as a duplicate. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word repeating what the Branch column already says. Secondary Unit is for sub-units -- a company, a squadron, a commando -- and this record's branch of service is unchanged at "Army".