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White poppy
In 1926 , a few years after the introduction of the red poppy in the UK , the idea of pacifists making their own poppies was put forward by a member of the No More War Movement ( as well as the proposal that the black centre of the British Legion 's red poppies should be imprinted with `` No More War '' ) . Their intention was to remember casualties of all wars , with the added meaning of a hope for the end of all wars ; the red poppy signified only the British military dead . However , they did not pursue the idea . The first white poppies were sold by the Co-operative Women 's Guild in 1933 . The Peace Pledge Union ( PPU ) took part in their distribution from 1934 , and white poppy wreaths were laid from 1937 as a pledge to peace that war must not happen again . Anti-war organisations such as the Anglican Pacifist Fellowship now support the White Poppy Movement .
In 1926 , a few years after the introduction of the red poppy in the UK , the idea of pacifists making their own poppies was put forward by a member of the No More War Movement ( as well as the proposal that the black centre of the British Legion 's red poppies should be imprinted with `` No More War '' ) . Their intention was to remember casualties of all wars , with the added meaning of a hope for the end of all wars ; the red poppy signified only the British military dead . However , they did not pursue the idea . The first white poppies were sold by the Co-operative Women 's Guild in 1933 . The Peace Pledge Union ( PPU ) took part in their distribution from 1934 , and white poppy wreaths were laid from 1937 as a pledge to peace that war must not happen again . Anti-war organisations such as the Anglican Pacifist Fellowship now support the White Poppy Movement .