death in battle, being killed in action
戦死通知が届いた
A notice arrived informing us that he had been killed in action.
— 戦争と女の顔 (2019)
彼は戦死しました。
He was killed in action.
彼女の息子の戦死の知らせに彼女は気が狂った。
The news of her son's death in battle drove her insane.
「おれはあした戦死するのだ。」
“I’ll be killed in battle tomorrow.”
“あなたの戦死の知らせからずっと後です”
It was long after the news of your death in battle.
— マレーナ (2000)
父親は戦死
His father was killed in action.
彼は戦死した。
He died in battle.