A COLCHESTER-BASED soldier killed in Afghanistan on Monday was due to marry his fiancee at the end of the tour.

Lance Corporal Kyle Cleet Marshall, from 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, was killed by a roadside bomb following a firefight with insurgents.

He leaves behind his father Garry, his mother Olywn and his fiancée, Hayley.

In a joint statement, the family said: "Kyle was a very lively, outgoing, loving and much-loved son.

“He will be sadly missed by all his family and friends. He was due to be married in July to his fiancée, Hayley.

“We take comfort in the fact that he is now with his granddad who died some years ago."