Lourens , Michiel Theunis (M)

SN CORRECTION 25 Aug 2026: ServiceNo 89280820BG cleared -- the pantser.cmvo.org.za SADF deaths PDF lists that number under "LOURENS, JOHANNES LODEWYK" (RFN, Sterf 07 09 92), matching PersonNumber 31397 (Lourens, DateDeath 1992-09-07) by surname and exact date, not this record. Original value: "89280820BG". 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.
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 16 Sep 2026: Captain Michiel Theunis Lourens, Air Force Base Ysterplaat, died as a result of a gunshot wound to the chest, age 38. Already on file; cited.
16 Sep 2026 follow-up: Rank filled in as "Captain" (was blank) and FirstName corrected to "Michiel Theunis" (was the nickname "Mike") per Graham. CauseDeath enriched with the gunshot-wound detail (was generic "Died on active service"). CONFLICT flagged, not changed: Graham places him at Air Force Base Ysterplaat (matching this record's own Corps/Branch = South African Air Force), but the stored Regiment is "4 South African Infantry Battalion" -- an Army infantry unit, inconsistent with an Air Force base posting. This record already has a documented history of ServiceNo cross-contamination with a different, similarly-named Lourens (PersonNumber 31397) -- the Regiment field may be a further instance of the same mix-up, not resolved here.
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Air Force" 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 "Air Force".