Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Waddell akapfuurira nebasa rake rechiuto neIndian Medical Service. Akanga ari muChina panguva yeBhokisi Rebellion (1898<unk>1901), kusanganisira
Kubatsirwa kwePeking muna Nyamavhuvhu 1900, iyo yaakataurwa nezvayo mumatare, akagamuchira China Hondo Medal (1900) nechisungo, uye muna 1901 akagadzwa Companion yeOrder 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).