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Family and friends are due to gather at the funeral of a soldier described as "one of the Army's rarest treasures".Serjeant Steven Campbell, 30, of 3rd Battalion The Rifles, was killed in an explosion while on foot patrol in Helmand, Afghanistan, on 22 March.
The funeral for the father-of-one from Pelton, County Durham, will be held at Holy Trinity Church in Pelton.
Sjt Campbell's commanding officer, Lt Col Nick Kitson, said it was "truly an honour and a pleasure to know him".
Describing him as "so positive and energetic", he said he was "one of the Army's rarest treasures".
Sgt Campbell, who joined the Army at the age of 18, was married with a son.
In a statement, his family said: "He was a loving husband to Lisa and a loving father to Brandon, and he will be missed by all his family and friends."
The 3rd Battalion The Rifles retains the archaic spelling of serjeant and therefore BBC News uses this spelling in stories reporting deaths from this battalion.This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.