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Fellow soldiers said Lieutenant Marcus Case was a fierce friend and a passionate soldier. (AAP: Julian Smith)
A funeral service for a Victorian soldier killed in Afghanistan last month is being held in Melbourne.
Lieutenant Marcus Case, 27, was killed when a Chinook helicopter he was a passenger in crashed during a resupply mission.
Lieutenant Case had been in the military since 2002 and was on his first deployment to Afghanistan.
Family, friends and comrades have gathered to pay their respects at a closed service at Saint Bedes Church in the Melbourne suburb of North Balwyn.
Fellow soldiers said Lieutenant Case was a fierce friend and a passionate soldier.
His siblings described him as a determined man who loved rugby, travelling and war history.
They remembered him as a proud soldier and a good bloke who had a heart of gold.
The funeral for fellow Victorian Lance Corporal Andrew Jones, who was shot by an Afghan National Army soldier, will be held this weekend.
Meanwhile, another Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan has begun his journey home.
Sapper Rowan Robinson was shot on Monday by insurgents during a mission to destroy a weapons cache.
The 23-year-old combat engineer, who was on his second deployment to Afghanistan, is being repatriated to the Amberley air base in Queensland.
A funeral with full military honours is expected to be held in northern New South Wales next week.
He was yesterday farewelled by his comrades during a memorial service and ramp ceremony at the military base in Tarin Kowt, during which he was described by his commanding officer as "dedicated, selfless and courageous".
He is the 27th Australian soldier to be killed in the Afghanistan campaign.
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