Claassen , Benjamin (B)

SN CORRECTION 25 Aug 2026: ServiceNo 73429177BC cleared -- the pantser.cmvo.org.za SADF deaths PDF lists that number under "CLAASSEN, SALMON PETRUS" (CPL, Sterf 06 06 77), matching PersonNumber 29752 (Claasen, DateDeath 1977-06-06) by surname and exact date, not this record. Original value: "73429177BC". 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.
7 Sep 2026: CauseDeath was a forward-fill copy from PN 29752 (Claasen, Salmon Petrus (S P)), an unrelated record -- cleared as contamination (CauseDeath-contamination scan, data/causedeath-contamination-scan-2026-09-07.md, batch 2), not a real cause.
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Army" 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.