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Olive Hargreaves

Played by Rhiannon Neads

Fact title Fact data
Date of birth
17 July 1885
Place of birth
Farnham
Age at outbreak of WW1
29
Occupation
Ward Sister
Address
Folkestone Road, Sandgate

The efficient and officious ward sister Hargreaves has put a great deal of work into earning her unknowing moniker “Hill 60”.

Though seemingly autocratic, her hostility towards amateurish VADs is perhaps understandable, given that a well-organised hospital is always foremost in her mind. Sister Hargreaves’ stern exterior, however, belies a tempestuous inner vulnerability which no amount of calico bags can quell.