Albert Cleary, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian soldier of the Second World War
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Place of Birth: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
About Albert Cleary
- Albert Neil Cleary (16 June 1919 – 20 March 1945) was an Australian soldier during World War II.
- Part of the 2/15th Field Regiment, 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.
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