The Canadian Press

Sapper Steven Marshall died in an IED explosion southwest of Kandahar city Friday.

View larger image The casket of Sapper Steven Marshall is carried towards a plane during a ramp ceremony at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan, on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009.

TRENTON, Ont. — The family of the latest Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan says he died doing what he loved.

Sapper Steven Marshall, who was 24, was killed Friday when an improvised explosive device detonated southwest of Kandahar City.

His family says in a statement that Marshall was a "soldier's soldier," who was excited about military life and who had found his niche in the army.

They also say he was competitive, eager to learn and loyal to his family and friends.

Marshall's body is to arrive Tuesday at CFB Trenton in Ontario.

He is the 133rd Canadian soldier to die during the mission to Afghanistan.