noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
death from illness at the front; dying of disease while on active service
Refers specifically to death caused by illness contracted during military service at the front, as opposed to death from combat wounds. Often used in historical or military contexts.
彼の祖父は戦病死したと聞いている。
I heard that his grandfather died of illness at the front.
戦病死した
The number of soldiers who died of disease at the front exceeded those killed in combat.