Albert Neil Cleary (16 June 1919 – 20 March 1945) was an Australian soldier during World War II. Part of the &lt;a href="2/15th%20Field%20Regiment%20%28Australia%29"&gt;2/15th Field Regiment&lt;/a&gt;, Royal Australian Artillery, he became a prisoner of war to the Japanese following the Battle of Singapore. He died following an escape attempt in 1945. In 2001, the Australian Labor Party introduced a bill to have Cleary and two others awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia, however this was defeated by the Federal Liberal Government. In 2011, Cleary was awarded a posthumous Commendation for Gallantry. Cleary's death was revealed by historian Lynette Silver to have been caused by dysentery, calling into doubt his elevation as a war hero.