▁Mand atory ▁Palest ine ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁Mal ay an ▁Emer gency , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁mentioned ▁in ▁dispatch es . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁hold ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁command ▁posts ▁with ▁the ▁Par ach ute ▁Regiment , ▁both ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁over se as , ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁an ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁early ▁inc umb ent ▁in ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁Director ▁S AS ▁and ▁did ▁much ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁Special ▁Air ▁Service ' s ▁role . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁held ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Military ▁Ad visor ▁positions , ▁most ▁not ably ▁in ▁Washington ▁DC , ▁Vietnam ▁and , ▁after ▁res ign ing ▁from ▁the ▁military , ▁with ▁West land ▁Hel ic op ters ▁and ▁during ▁film ing ▁of ▁the ▁movie ▁A ▁Bridge ▁To o ▁Far . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁John ▁W addy ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁in ▁Ta un ton , ▁Som erset , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁Richard ▁Henry ▁W addy , ▁D SO , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁L le wel lyn . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Well ington ▁College , ▁Ber k shire ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁a ▁cad et ▁at ▁Royal ▁Military ▁College , ▁Sand h urst . ▁ ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁ ▁North ▁Africa ▁and ▁Italy ▁On ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁W addy ▁was ▁commission ed ▁into ▁the ▁Som erset ▁Light ▁Infantry ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁lieutenant ▁and ▁sent ▁to