Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Waddell akapfuurira nebasa rake rehondo neIndian Medical Service. Akanga ari kuChina panguva yeBoxer Rebellion (1898<unk>1901), kusanganisira Relief yePeking
muna August 1900, iyo yaakataurwa nezvayo mumashoko, akagamuchira China War Medal (1900) nechisungo, uye muna 1901 akagadzwa kuva Companion weOrder yeIndia Empire (CIE). Pakupera kwa1901 akanga atamira kuNorth-West Frontier Province uye akanga aripo panguva yeMahsud-Waziri Blockade, 1901<unk>1902. Akanga ari kuMalakand muna 1902 uye akatora chikamu muTibet Mission kuLhasa 1903<unk>04, iyo yaakambotaurwa nezvayo mumatare, akagamuchira menduru ine clasp uye akagadzwa Companion yeOrder yeBhati (CB). Waddell akabva adzokera kuEngland, kwaakambova Purofesa weTibetan paUniversity College yeLondon (1906-1908).