Q:Facts: - death place: levin , new zealand - caption: james world war i waddell as foreign legion lieutenant , prior to - battles: world war i - death date: 18 february 1954 - birth date: 11 october 1873 - unit: regiment de marche d'afrique - name: james waddell - image size: 200 - image: james waddell.jpg - birth place: dunedin , new zealand - rank: lieutenant colonel Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of james waddell -lrb- army officer -rrb- .
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james waddell -lrb- 11 october 1873 -- 18 february 1954 -rrb- 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 .