SN CORRECTION 25 Aug 2026: ServiceNo 76385905BG cleared -- the pantser.cmvo.org.za SADF deaths PDF lists that number under "NAUS, MATTHEW JOHANNES" (L BDR, Sterf 06 03 80), matching PersonNumber 32166 (Naus, DateDeath 1980-03-06) by surname and exact date, not this record. Original value: "76385905BG". 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.
32 Bn Tree of Honour omissions research, 28 Aug 2026: this record's FirstName ("Mathias Johannes") and AddInfo ("Son of Mr. G. Naus") appear to be data contamination from an unrelated record, PersonNumber 32166 "Naus, Mathias Johannes" (14 Field Regiment, died 1980-03-06, self-inflicted gunshot wound) -- identical FirstName and AddInfo text, but that record's initials are "M J", not this record's stored "T W Z", and its unit/cause have nothing to do with this record's 32 Battalion combat-death narrative. The surname "Navaros" and initials "T W Z" match the 32 Battalion Tree of Honour's "Navaros T.W.Z." (transcription by Derek Walker) exactly, and the true given names are believed to belong to this record, not "Mathias Johannes". Not overwritten (no source gives the correct given names) -- flagged for manual review. Tree of Honour date 1977-04-16 also conflicts with this record's stored 1981-01-01; no source resolves which is correct.
Data contamination fixed 28 Aug 2026: FirstName ("Mathias Johannes") and AddInfo ("Son of Mr. G. Naus") were copied from the unrelated neighbouring record PersonNumber 32166 ("Naus, Mathias Johannes", initials M J) -- cleared back to unknown rather than guessed. This record's own initials (T W Z) and combat-death narrative are unaffected and unchanged.
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".
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