Miraumont is a village and commune in the Department of the Somme. It was occupied by British troops at the end of February, 1917, lost on the 25th March, 1918, and retaken by the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division on the following 24th August. It has been "adopted" with Colincamps & Courcelle, by the the town of Burnley.

The Communal Cemetery was largely used by German troops, and 26 soldiers from the United Kingdom (including 6 unidentified) and one sailor of the 63rd Division were buried in it by the enemy. 25 of the British graves are in a plot in the North-East corner, and the other 2 are near the North boundary. 4 French soldiers graves have been removed.

Burials in this Cemetery (awards in Bold)

Capt. W B Algeo M.C. 1st Dorsetshire Regt. Died 17th May 1916 aged 28 A3 1
Maj. V A Barrington-Kennett Royal Flying Corps Died 13th Mar. 1916 A1 2
Sgt. J K Bell 14078 9th Royal Irish Rifles Died 29th Mar. 1916 aged 20 C4 3
Pte. J Chapman 16840 1st Hampshire Regt. Died 21st Jan. 1916 aged 19 C2 4
Sub-Lt. C H Darrell """Hawke""" Royal Naval Division Died 25th Aug.1918 Nr. North boundary 5
L/Cpl. T Davies 10789 2nd South Wales Borderers Died 4th April 1916 A11 6
Rfn. W Dilworth 3423 8th Royal Irish Rifles Died 20th Nov. 1915 B1 7
2nd Lt. A C Dixon 19th Lancashire Fusiliers Died 4th Feb. 1916 aged 19 C6 Native of Manchester 8
Rfn. J Gallagher 9/14684 9th Royal Irish Rifles Died 24th Dec. 1915 aged 19 B3 9
Sgt. W G Gilks 384 1st Royal Warwickshire Regt. Died 6th Jan. 1916 B4 10
Sgt. W Goodwillie 12562 1st Dorsetshire Regt. Died 17th May 1916 A7 11
Pte. J Kershaw 3233 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers Died 26th Dec. 1915 aged 30 B2 12
Sgt. F Lloyd 10268 2nd South Wales Borderers Died 1st July 1916 A8 13
Lt. H G M Mansel-Pleydell MC 1st Dorsetshire Regt. Died 17th May 1916 aged 21 A5 14
Lt. G R C Martin 6th Royal Warwickshire Regt. Died 1st July 1916 C5 15
Rfn. R Phillips 12112 15th Royal Irish Rifles Died 20th Jan 1916 C1 16
Rfn. J Porter 9/15785 9th Royal Irish Rifles Died 27th Nov. 1915 B3 17
Rfn. J Pritchard 17/532 9th Royal Irish Rifles Died 24th Dec. 1915 B2 18
2nd Lt. M N Taylor Machine Gun Corps - Inf. Died 27th Aug. 1918 aged 23 Nr. North boundary 19
2nd Lt. P Uren 1st Lancashire Fusiliers Died 18th May 1916 A6 20
L/Cpl. S Wragg 1935 1/5th King's Own Yorks. Light Inf. 22nd Feb. 1916 aged 20 C3 21

Number of burials by Unit