Brands, Rens

Captain Brands was chief officer on the NA during the WWII and then promoted to captain.  He was in command of the Amsteldyk in 1948

While staff captain on the Nieuw Amsterdam (II),during a trooping transport in June/ July 1941 he has on board the exiled king George II of Greece who is on his way to Durban. From him he receives the decoration “Officer in the order of the Phoenix”.