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Alternative Remembrance Day 1938

White poppies laid at the Cenotaph
White poppies were laid at the Cenotaph at the first Alternative Remembrance Day event in 1938

White poppies were laid at the Cenotaph at the first Alternative Remembrance Day event in 1938

In 1938 women from the Women’s Co-operative Guild  were among a large crowd who attended the first alternative Remembrance Day events. A pacifist service was held in Regent’s Park. Members of the crowd wore the peace symbol of the white poppy, initially introduced by the Women’s Co-operative Guild in 1933 and from 1938 produced by the Peace Pledge Union. This was followed by a march to Westminster where a wreath of white poppies was laid at the Cenotaph.

References/Further Reading:

A. Voinea, 2014. White Poppies Tell the Story of the Alternative Remembrance Day. Coop News.