King George V Coronation Medal 1911, Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur O'Brien Ffrench Blake, 10th Battalion (Yeomanry), The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

Circular, silver medal designed by Sir Edgar Bertram MacKennal (1863-1931), with the profile crowned heads of King George V and Queen Mary in coronation robes on the obverse. On the reverse is a crowned royal cypher and the date, '22 June 1911', commemorating the date of the Coronation of George V; the medal is suspended on a blue ribbon with two thin, vertical red stripes.

During World War One (1914-1918) Lieutenant-Colonel Ffrench Blake (1879-1973) served as a Squadron Commander with the Royal East Kent Yeomanry at Gallipoli and then served in Egypt and Palestine. He was transferred to command 2/5th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment in April 1918 and in August took command of 1/4th Battalion Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment).