▁the ▁experience ▁and ▁leadership ▁of ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁had ▁already ▁displayed ▁great ▁military ▁talent ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁conditions . ▁ ▁His ▁younger ▁brother ▁was ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁cont ing ent . ▁ ▁Lieutenant ▁Re id ▁Having ▁been ▁released ▁from ▁cust ody , ▁and ▁having ▁been ▁selected ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 5 ▁returned ▁soldiers ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Western ▁Australia ▁at ▁the ▁celebr ations ▁held ▁in ▁Sydney ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁Federation ▁of ▁Australia ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁Re id ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Lieutenant ▁on ▁ 7 ▁March ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁and ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Six th ▁Western ▁Australian ▁( Mount ed ▁Infantry ) ▁Cont ing ent ▁in ▁camp ▁at ▁Kar rak atta ., ▁ ▁His ▁younger ▁brother , ▁Sur geon - Capt ain ▁Francis ▁Bent ley ▁Re id , ▁was ▁medical ▁officer ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁unit . ▁ ▁The ▁entire ▁cont ing ent ▁left ▁Western ▁Australia ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁on ▁the ▁S . S . ▁Ul st erm ore . ▁Re id ▁made ▁a ▁speech ▁at ▁the ▁qu ays ide ▁and ▁a ▁presentation ▁of ▁a ▁pur se ▁of ▁so ver eign s ▁to ▁the ▁W . C . T . U . ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁cont ing ent ▁who ▁had ▁received ▁their ▁support ▁at ▁Kar rak atta . ▁The ▁cont ing ent ▁arrived ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁