I am trying to map together the history of my late father who fought in World War II in Crete. His name was John Hector Augustine Mudford, and he is buried in Wharangei Cemetery in Hawkes Bay. I wanted to know something about what Dad went through as I was the youngest of his nine children, and was only 17 when he died of what, can only be described as the consequential actions to sooth a troubled mind it seemed to me, summed up as post-traumatic stress disorder. How hard was it for the New Zealanders of 1941 to enlist in the armed forces? And did all men whom had children and worked on the railways in Ohakune be persuaded by the war strategies? I would be grateful for any insights that probably can help me to achieve closure on a past that has troubled me for the last 35 years. Sincerely Ms Kareen Squires (nee Mudford) 5/157 Stock Road BICTON WA 6157 Australia