▁Division ▁in ▁Egypt ▁and ▁then ▁Lib ya . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁substant ive ▁major , ▁and ▁two ▁months ▁later ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁Mal aya ▁as ▁a ▁company ▁commander ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Battalion , ▁The ▁Som erset ▁Light ▁Infantry . ▁He ▁spent ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁during ▁the ▁Mal ay an ▁Emer gency ▁and ▁was ▁M ention ed ▁in ▁Des patch es . ▁ ▁Return ing ▁from ▁Mal aya , ▁W addy ▁spent ▁time ▁at ▁R AF ▁Staff ▁College ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁training ▁major ▁for ▁the ▁Som erset ▁Light ▁Infantry ▁Territ orial ▁Army ▁Battalion . ▁He ▁then ▁volunte ered ▁to ▁re join ▁the ▁Par ach ute ▁Regiment ▁and ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Canadian ▁J oint ▁Air ▁Training ▁Centre ▁in ▁Man it oba , ▁Canada ▁on ▁exchange . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁the ▁Par ach ute ▁Regiment ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁keep ▁its ▁own ▁officers ▁and ▁W addy ▁swift ly ▁applied . ▁He ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁Jordan ▁and ▁then ▁Cy pr us ▁as ▁ 2 IC ▁of ▁ 2 nd ▁Battalion , ▁an ▁experience ▁he ▁li ken ed ▁to ▁being ▁back ▁with ▁family . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁and ▁posted ▁to ▁Ald ers hot ▁to ▁command ▁the ▁Dep ot ▁The ▁Par ach ute ▁Regiment ▁and ▁Air bor ne ▁Forces ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁he ▁established ▁the ▁Par ach ute ▁Regiment ▁Battle ▁Camp ▁at ▁Bre con , ▁which ▁later ▁evol ved ▁into ▁the