Garage Wiring

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House wiring now all done and happy with, decided to move on to the garage.
The garage is detached from the house and has a single power feed coming in to a fused switch used to operate the lights. The power supply for the plug sockets are also coming from this area, but is always on and not determined by the switch.

As the switch is on the far wall, I have to stumble over everything to get to it, so I decided to install a second switch close to the door I use.
Having wired a few 2 way switches now, thought it to be a simple job, unfortunately things went down hill when I opened the fused switch to connect the cables up.
No standard switch markings (Com, L1, L2). Instead it has Supply L & N and Load L & N and earth.

Following the wire from the existing light circuit, the light comes in on a 2 Core + Earth with the "Brown" cable going to "Load L" and "Blue" cable going to "Load N".

I have run a 3 core + Earth from the new switch, but now not sure where it should be connected to?
Earth is easy.

Here is a picture of the Fused switch (Without the new switch cables)


Any advice where the "Com", "L1" and "L2" cables should go?
 
Not sure about your comments.
The FCU is also the first light switch. I just want to add another into the circuit.
This is what I have now:


What would be the best way to add the second switch?
 
Also, Iv added a spot light to the front of the garage and need to power it and have 2 switches. One switch (#1) located outside and another switch (#2) inside the garage.

Iv already run some 3 Core + E between the switches and connected the light to the indoor switch (#2). (The indoor switch is closest to the light, the outdoor switch is closest to the supply)

I guess I will need to connect the Light to the supply for a Neutral connection?

Currently I have just terminated the N from the light in a choc block and wired up as below.



Do I run the "L Load" from the fused switch to "L1" on Switch 1, Earth -> Earth and then I guess I need to connect "N Load" to the new lights Neutral?
 
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