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The funeral of a Royal Welsh soldier killed in a fire fight with Afghan insurgents is due to take place in his home city of Swansea.Fusilier Jonathan Burgess died from gunshot wounds while on patrol in the Nad 'Ali area of Helmand province earlier this month.
The 20-year-old from the Townhill area was expecting a baby girl with his fiancee.
The funeral is due to take place at the Cathedral Church of St Joseph.
Extensive tributes were paid to Fusilier Burgess of the 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh following his death on 7 April.
Senior officers said he was a natural leader who had been marked out for early promotion.
He joined The Royal Welsh almost two years ago and during his four months in Afghanistan had been a key member of 3 Platoon, conducting aviation assault and ground holding operations.
He was engaged to be married to Kelly Forrest and also leaves behind father, Royston, mother, Susan, sisters, Tracy and Suzanne, and brothers, David, Christopher and Ashley.
In a joint statement issued via the Ministry of Defence at the time of his death they said: "Jonathan was a loving and caring man who enjoyed life to full.
"He had an infectious smile that would brighten up anyone's day. We were all very lucky to have had such a wonderful person in our lives.
"He was a much loved son, brother, friend and fiancé and would have been an amazing father to his baby girl.
"He will be greatly missed by us all. He will always be our hero."This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.