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|branch= |serviceyears= |rank=Lieutenant Colonel |unit= Régiment de Marche d'Afrique |commands= |battles= World War I |awards= }} James Waddell (11 October 1873 – 18 February 1954) was one of New Zealand’s most highly decorated soldiers of the First World War. Waddell was received in the French Legion of Honour and promoted twice. He was also awarded the French Croix de Guerre seven times during the war. ==Early life== Born in Dunedin Waddell attended Otago Boys' High School〔 and then Canterbury College in the evening to prepare for, and win, the first New Zealand government military scholarship. In 1895 he became the first New Zealander to pass the open examination for an officer's commission in the British Army.〔W. Barton, 'For King and Republic: One of the French Foreign Legion's greatest and most decorated heroes was a New Zealander who will be recealled at today's Armistice Day commemorations, Dominion Post, 11 Nov 2001.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Waddell (army officer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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