Serre Road Cemetery No. 3 was built in May 1917. It contains 85 bodies of British soldiers, of which only 37 have been identified, who fell in July and November 1916 (mainly from the 31st Division). The road from Serre to Mailly-Maillet was in British hands in June 1916, and was close to the No Man's Land southwest of Serre, which was held by the Germans. The 31st and 4th Divisions attacked the north and south of this road on July 1, 1916, but despite reaching Serre, the attack failed. The 3rd and 31st Divisions repeated the attempt unsuccessfully on November 13. The Germans evacuated Serre on February 24, 1917, and the 22nd Manchesters entered the village the following morning. In the spring of 1917, the Ancre battlefields were cleared by the V Corps and a number of cemeteries were created, three of which were named on the Serre road. They fell into enemy hands on March 25, 1918, but were recaptured on August 14.
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