tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post6047092323163399096..comments2024-03-29T11:57:40.881+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: Polemos: Who was David Charles Ballinger Griffith?Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-82776339504440334632011-05-27T20:19:36.997+01:002011-05-27T20:19:36.997+01:00Jane,
Thanks for you very fast reply, and the add...Jane,<br /><br />Thanks for you very fast reply, and the additional information about Dr Griffith's family.<br /><br />Scans of the original rules would be ideal for me, and I would be grateful if you can send them to me as soon as it is convenient for you to do so.<br /><br />My email address is warden@dircon.co.uk, and that is the best way to contact me.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-73371769643413411562011-05-27T19:22:31.074+01:002011-05-27T19:22:31.074+01:00I can't send you our actual copy of the rules ...I can't send you our actual copy of the rules as this set belongs to a cousin, and we look after it for her but I'm sure my husband will scan a copy for you. It may be a few days as we are going away after the weekend but we will do our best. To what address should send it? DCBG was known as Charles to his friends & family. No, the wife of Glunicke was not related to DCBG's wife. REgards, Jane Moriarty<br /><br />Jane Moriartypjmoriarty17https://www.blogger.com/profile/17073116986133383503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-66345108786130370072011-05-27T18:52:43.449+01:002011-05-27T18:52:43.449+01:00Pjmoriaty17,
It is wonderful to hear from a desce...Pjmoriaty17,<br /><br />It is wonderful to hear from a descendant of Dr Griffith!<br /><br />John Curry (who is publishing a series of books about early wargames) and I would be very interested in any information you have about your great grandfather and his game. In particular, we would love a copy of the rules so that we can try to recreate the game for the forthcoming anniversary of it being played at the Royal United Services Institute. If you could send me a copy of the rules, I would be very grateful indeed.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-45337922578778807782011-05-27T18:10:53.996+01:002011-05-27T18:10:53.996+01:00Very interested in this as DCB Griffith's grea...Very interested in this as DCB Griffith's great grand daughter<br /><br />Jane Moriartypjmoriarty17https://www.blogger.com/profile/17073116986133383503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-9130343154667560112011-05-27T18:07:50.467+01:002011-05-27T18:07:50.467+01:00As DCB Griffith's great grand daughter, I can ...As DCB Griffith's great grand daughter, I can perhaps add a little to the Polemos story. To the best of my knowledge, he had no military connections and was indeed an amateur enthusiast. It is more than possible that he and Glunicke collaborated on the game - and certainly they lived on the same street but if it were invented in the 1880's, he was still in Brighton at that time. We have in the house a box containing the game and a rule book - unfortunately not quite complete. Jane Moriartypjmoriarty17https://www.blogger.com/profile/17073116986133383503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-14936456466020760352011-04-02T22:14:34.667+01:002011-04-02T22:14:34.667+01:00Ross Mac,
Perhaps he might even been hit by a jez...Ross Mac,<br /><br />Perhaps he might even been hit by a jezail bullet ... elementary, my dear Ross.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-76984345201145351042011-04-02T21:37:59.492+01:002011-04-02T21:37:59.492+01:00Pity the evidence did not come up showing that th...Pity the evidence did not come up showing that the Doctor had served in Afghanistan......Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-62826270983320735632011-04-02T16:14:06.605+01:002011-04-02T16:14:06.605+01:00MSFoy,
What an interesting piece of research! Thi...MSFoy,<br /><br />What an interesting piece of research! This lead is too good to leave up in the air, and I feel duty bound to follow it up.<br /><br />To have two people who invented wargames with the same name living in the same street at the same time is very unlikely to be a coincidence. Your suggestion that they were collaborators is far more likely.<br /><br />As I have said before ... more news as I get it!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-18689076977335762952011-04-02T15:30:31.986+01:002011-04-02T15:30:31.986+01:00Bob
This maybe doesn't add anything but confu...Bob<br /><br />This maybe doesn't add anything but confusion, but I thought it was interesting...<br /><br />The Lt Col Glunicke that has been eliminated as potential author of Polemos appears to have been George John Robert Glunicke, author of the Campaign in Bohemia 1866 and translator of the New German Field Exercise. Glunicke was a former officer in the Prussian army, who eventually was a schoolmaster at Bedford Grammar School - he was married in 1853, and seems to have anglicised his first names.<br /><br />If you look at <br /><br />http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/webingres/bedfordshire/vlib/0.digitised_resources/bedford_victorian_super_sleuth_quiz2_extra.htm<br /><br />you will see a copy of info from the 1898 Bedford Directory, which indicates that in 1898 Colonel (Captain?) Glunicke lived at 14 De Parys Avenue, Bedford. Not very interesting in itself, but note that a Mrs Ballinger Griffith is resident at no 37 - on the other side of the same street!<br /><br />Theories? Coincidence? Were Glunicke and Dr Ballinger Griffith (who would have been dead by 1898) collaborators in authoring the game? Are the two games with the same name in fact the same game?<br /><br />That's all I have - amazing what you can find with a spare half hour and a search engine!<br /><br />TonyMSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-53729336665158112152011-04-02T15:05:52.178+01:002011-04-02T15:05:52.178+01:00Maximus Gluteus,
The lack of a record of any mili...Maximus Gluteus,<br /><br />The lack of a record of any military connection does not mean that there wasn't one ... just that we haven't found the link yet!<br /><br />He may have been in one of the numerous Volunteer units that were around at the time or he may just have been an amateur military enthusiast who devised 'Polemos' for his own enjoyment. We may never know the answer ... but it is fun to speculate.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-60367038154738423812011-04-02T14:57:40.454+01:002011-04-02T14:57:40.454+01:00I note that no mention is made of Dr. Griffith bei...I note that no mention is made of Dr. Griffith being in the military or having any military connections.<br /><br />Dick Bryant<br />http://mgluteus.blogspot.com/Dick Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08243435682283381550noreply@blogger.com