Historical  Information (Source: CWGC)

Ors was in German hands for much of the First World War but was cleared by the 6th Division on 1 November 1918. Ors British Cemetery was begun in November 1918 and a number of the Highland Light Infantry and Royal Engineers graves are due to the crossing of the canal near the cemetery on 4 November 1918.

The cemetery contains 107 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, six of which are unidentified.