Ross-Smith , Wayne (W)

SASFA In Memoriam (operators KIA outside the SA Military context): confirmed operator; SASFA lists this death outside the SA military context — not treated as a new SADF/SANDF roll entry. SASFA: Ross-Smith Wayne DOW. https://www.recce.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/4.1.-Memoriam.pdf SN CORRECTION 25 Aug 2026: ServiceNo 98516784PV cleared -- the pantser.cmvo.org.za SADF deaths PDF lists that number under "ROSSOUW, MARCUS MEMBRA" (2 LT, Sterf 17 03 00), matching PersonNumber 32742 (Rossouw, DateDeath 2000-03-17) by surname and exact date, not this record. Original value: "98516784PV". 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.
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 ("27 Squadron") is already captured in Unit. Per John's decision, the 52 records with no better Unit info were left as-is.
14 Sep 2026: Pro Patria Medal added -- database-wide sweep for SADF Border War operational-area deaths within the medal's gazetted window (25 Jun 1976 - 27 Apr 2003), per the warrant's died-before-qualifying-period provision. See PersonAward.Citation for the gazette references.
14 Sep 2026: Pro Patria Medal added earlier today REVERTED -- John obtained the actual Government Gazette (GG 5171/5575); the "died before completing the qualifying period" provision relied on does not exist in the primary text (it was a secondary-source claim). Actual Rule 5 requires (a) combat/enemy-caused incident, (b) a Ministerially-acknowledged operation (clasp), or (c) 55+ continuous/90+ non-continuous days in an operational area -- none of which this record's cause of death clearly demonstrates.
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".