Marais , Sarel Francois (S F)

SADF Wall of Remembrance (Voortrekker Monument): named on photograph "1978 SAA (Hitchens–Human, Wolmarans) to 1979 SAA (Akaando–Djolomien, Maarman–Saal)". 1978 Air Force. 5th name (Marais S.F.). SN CORRECTION 25 Aug 2026: ServiceNo 70264544R cleared -- the pantser.cmvo.org.za SADF deaths PDF lists that number under "MARAIS, STEPHANUS" (L CPL, Sterf 29 08 74), matching PersonNumber 31601 (Marais, DateDeath 1974-08-29) by surname and exact date, not this record. Original value: "70264544R". 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.
5 Sep 2026: Unit "2 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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.