Identity
Person No.
33550
Service No.
P17552
Last Name
First Name
Edward James
Initials
E J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,660
Motor vehicle accident
Military Service
Branch
Navy
Rank
Able Bodied Seaman
Regiment
Unknown
Corps
Defence Force
SADF 3,874
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Mrs. V. M. Botes, of Johannesburg.
Research notes
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Air Force" was CLEARED. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word, and it CONTRADICTED this record's own Branch, "Navy". 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.
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