[1] He was initially attached to the U.S. Marine Raiders and subsequently performed intelligence work in the vicinity of Choiseul Island, which was under Japanese occupation.

The next year, he served in Sarawak as a Lieutenant Colonel attached to the British Military Administration (BMA), spending several months in Simanggang.

[3] He served as Sierra Leone's Colonial Secretary from 1956 till obtaining his current position (later designated Deputy Governor).

After inspecting the Guard of honour stationed in front of the Brooke Memorial, Sir Alexander—dressed in formal dress—was given a presentation by the Chief Secretary, along with several others.

[6] Speaking in Malay during his installation, he made a name for himself fast by giving a thorough tour of the interior and demonstrating the warmth of the hospitality that he and his wife, Jean, provided at The Astana, Rajah Brooke's former residence.

The decision to include North Borneo and Brunei into Malaya instead of federate them infuriated Indonesia, sparking the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation.

[5] In the middle of the 1970s, the long-running and bitter issue ultimately made its way to the London High Court, where the Banabans' action against the commissioners (Tito v. Waddell) set a new record for the length of 106 days in civil proceedings.

While not much was resolved at the time, Waddell's cordial connections and empathy contributed to the Banabans' inclusion in independent Kiribati (which became the Gilbert Islands in 1979).