▁reported ▁that ▁Field ▁Marsh al ▁Lord ▁Roberts , ▁the ▁Commander ▁in ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Forces ▁in ▁Second ▁Bo er ▁War , ▁had ▁said ▁of ▁Re id : ▁" He ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁men ▁on ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁battle ". ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁the ▁newspaper ▁observed ▁that ▁" his ▁death ▁has ▁caused ▁sorrow ▁in ▁many ▁a ▁home ", ▁and ▁reported ▁that ▁a ▁mem orial ▁service ▁had ▁been ▁held ▁in ▁B ould er ▁on ▁Sunday ▁ 1 4 ▁July ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁for ▁the ▁town ' s ▁former ▁Pres by ter ian ▁minister ▁and ▁that ▁" many ▁Roman ▁C athol ics ▁and ▁people ▁of ▁other ▁denomin ations ▁[ had ] ▁attended ▁to ▁show ▁their ▁respect ▁to ▁the ▁memory ▁of ▁one ▁who ▁had ▁proved ▁himself ▁a ▁man ▁among ▁men ". ▁The ▁Kal go or lie ▁Western ▁Arg us ▁also ▁published ▁an ▁ob itu ary . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁death ▁his ▁command ing ▁Officer ▁wrote ▁to ▁his ▁mother : ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁match ▁against ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁on ▁T ues day , ▁ 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁not ▁long ▁after ▁the ▁news ▁of ▁Re id ' s ▁death ▁had ▁reached ▁Melbourne , ▁the ▁Or mond ▁College ▁football ▁team ▁all ▁wore ▁black ▁arm - b ands ▁as ▁a ▁mark ▁of ▁respect ▁for ▁their ▁former ▁captain . ▁ ▁Re id ▁was ▁specifically ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁address ▁given ▁by ▁Sir ▁James ▁George ▁Ste ere , ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁W . A . ▁F allen ▁Sold iers ’ ▁Memorial