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  • Iliffe, Welch adds, was an older boy who “had shown a frank interest in people younger than himself.”

    Storyteller Donald Sturrock 2010

  • “‘I heard that you had got hold of forty pounds and gone off to France, and someone else told me that Iliffe had taken you to Italy.’”

    Storyteller Donald Sturrock 2010

  • In 1964, Peter gave up design work to join Iliffe which later became part of IPC as a technical editor on the weekly newspaper Motor Transport.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Steve 2009

  • All his men were alive, including Ensign Iliffe who, when he had returned Sharpe's sword, had been pale with nervousness.

    Sharpe's Escape Cornwell, Bernard 2003

  • It was a pity about Iliffe, he thought, then drank some water, listened to the guns, and waited.

    Sharpe's Escape Cornwell, Bernard 2003

  • He had not liked Iliffe until today, but in battle the boy had shown courage.

    Sharpe's Escape Cornwell, Bernard 2003

  • "Half a mile back, " he told Iliffe, 'there's a Regiment of Portuguese dragoons, so when it's light go back there, find their smith, and give him a shilling to put an edge on that blade.

    Sharpe's Escape Cornwell, Bernard 2003

  • Ensign Iliffe, who was nominally in charge of the piquet, though under standing orders to do nothing without his Sergeant's agreement, came and gawped at Sharpe.

    Sharpe's Escape Cornwell, Bernard 2003

  • Most officers, like young Iliffe, joined long before they were twenty and it was odd to find a man coming to the army so late.

    Sharpe's Escape Cornwell, Bernard 2003

  • Lieutenant Jack Bullen, a nineteen-year-old who had been serving in number nine company, was sent to the Light Company to replace Iliffe.

    Sharpe's Escape Cornwell, Bernard 2003

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