article_snippet: fear Marine Corps would tell his mother Konstandinos Erik Scurfield had gone to Syria.
article_snippet: The messages, published by The Sun, reveal Mr Scurfield began looking for a way to get out to Syria to join up with the YPG at least a month before Mr Scurfield arrived in Syria.
article_snippet: Mr Scurfield was recruited by the Lions of Rojava, and by November 3 had clear plans in place for reaching their base in Syria.
article_snippet: But Mr Scurfield parents still apparently had no idea where Mr Scurfield was - with Mr Scurfield, of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, revealing on December 15: 'I've heard about the authorities threatening to tell his parents!'
article_snippet: It is thought the 25-year-old told his friends Mr Scurfield was going to do humanitarian work in the war-torn country last year after being 'horrified by the atrocities carried out by ISIS'.
article_snippet: It is unclear what Mr Scurfield told Mr Scurfield ,  
article_snippet: In Mr Scurfield final Facebook post, Mr Scurfield, who was an expert in battlefield medicine, revealed: 'The Corps told my mum and I think my mum's taken it pretty well, I might even think my mum is a little bit proud.'
article_snippet: Mr Scurfield's messages also reveal Mr Scurfield's 'Lions of Rojava' group was waiting for fighting to intensify once more, which would happen in February and March, after the winter came to an end.