 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Waddell akapfuurira nebasa rake rehondo neIndia Medical Service. Akanga ari kuChina panguva yeBoxer Rebellion 18981901, kusanganisira Relief yePeking muna Nyamavhuvhu 1900, iyo yaakataurwa nezvayo mumatare, akagamuchira China War 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, 19011902. Akanga ari muMalakand muna 1902 uye akatora chikamu muTibet Mission kuLhasa 190304, iyo yaakambotaurwa nezvayo zvakare mumashoko, akagamuchira menduru nechisungo uye akagadzwa Companion yeOrder yeBhati CB. Waddell akabva adzokera kuEngland, kwaakambova Purofesa weTibetan paUniversity College yeLondon 1906-1908. 