. ▁ ▁French ▁Foreign ▁Leg ion ▁The ▁regiment ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁India , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁here ▁that ▁W add ell ▁met ▁and ▁married ▁a ▁French ▁woman . ▁She ▁helped ▁him ▁ear n ▁the ▁unusual ▁honour ▁for ▁a ▁foreign er , ▁of ▁a ▁direct ▁appointment ▁as ▁an ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁Foreign ▁Leg ion . ▁While ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁rank ▁and ▁file ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁were ▁non - F rench , ▁only ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁become ▁officers , ▁and ▁then ▁normally ▁after ▁first ▁reaching ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁ser ge ant ▁and ▁becoming ▁natural ized ▁French men . ▁W add ell ▁res igned ▁his ▁British ▁Army ▁commission , ▁obtained ▁French ▁citizens hip ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁sous - lie utenant ▁( second ▁lieutenant ) ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁Army ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁W add ell ▁under to ok ▁two ▁t ours ▁of ▁duty ▁in ▁Ind o - Ch ina ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Sah ara , ▁Al ger ia ▁and ▁Mor oc co . ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁captain ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Foreign ▁Leg ion ▁Regiment ▁and ▁awarded ▁Knight ▁( Che val ier ) ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Hon our ▁for ▁his ▁service ▁in ▁Ind o - Ch ina .; ▁ ▁Gal lip oli ▁Captain ▁W add ell ▁land ed ▁at ▁Gal lip