Shipway, originally from Saskatchewan, was on his second tour of duty in Afghanistan and just days away from returning home when he was killed.

He was a platoon leader who served in Bosnia, Kosovo and Cyprus.

Flags will fly at half-mast at the Saskatchewan legislature in Regina until his funeral.

He and his family moved to Regina from the United Kingdom when he was young. His family later moved to Saskatoon.

Shipway joined the Canadian Forces in 1990.

According to a letter of condolence issued Sunday by Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, Shipway leaves a wife, a six-year-old son and a four-year-old daughter.

He is the 97th Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan since Canada first sent troops there in 2002. Canada has about 2,500 troops in the country. The majority are in the south in Kandahar province.