A COMMEMORATIVE plaque in honour of Admiral Lord Collingwood - the second in command at the Battle of Trafalgar - will be unveiled in the North-East on Monday.
Newcastle's Lord Mayor Councillor David Slesenger will perform the honours on the corner of the city's Milburn House, near the house on The Side where Collingwood was born on September 26, 1748.
Cuthbert Collingwood was educated at the Royal Free Grammar School, in Newcastle, and joined the Royal Navy straight from school, rapidly rising through the ranks.
He was second in command to Admiral Lord Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and took command of the British Fleet as Nelson lay dying during the battle.
Collingwood was known to have planted acorns as often as he could to secure plentiful wood supplies for ships in the future.
He served in the Royal Navy up to his death at sea in 1810.
The ceremony will be attended by several direct descendants of Lord Collingwood, some travelling from London and Ireland, and Royal Navy officials.
Historian Max Adams who has written a book on Collingwood called Collingwood: Northumberland's Heart of Oak, will also attend.
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