W. V. Rhemrev was a Dutch military officer and Lieutenant in the Korps Maréchaussée.
Military Career and Service in Aceh
Educated at Gymnasium Willem III and the Royal Military Academy (KMA) in Breda, Rhemrev served in Aceh and earned an Honourable Mention on the Karo Plateau in 1904. In 1905, he was severely wounded while suppressing rebellion following the Gayo and Alas Lands Expedition of 1904, earning the Knight 4th Class Military William Order (M.W.O.). In 1926, he successfully suppressed the communist uprising on the West Coast of Sumatra, receiving Officer in the Order of Oranje-Nassau with Swords.
See Also
- Korps Maréchaussée te voet in Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden
- Joannes Benedictus van Heutsz
- Louis Adriaan Snell
Source
Het Korps Maréchaussée in Atjeh: De Atjehsche Garde 1890 - 2 April 1930, Het Nieuws van den Dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië, Extra Jubileum-nummer, Batavia, 2 April 1930, pp. 5–20.