Walter Augustus Barratt (3 June 1873 – 12 April 1947) was a Scottish-born, American songwriter and musician.
The 1901 and 1902 BBC Promenade Concerts, "The Proms", included four of his compositions, namely "Come back, Sweet Love", "The Mermaid", "My Peggy" and "Private Donald".
[4] His setting of "My Ships", a poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, was performed by Clara Butt and republished several times.
[4] In September 1904 he went to live in New York City,[1] finding employment with shows on Broadway,[6] including the following roles: Though domiciled in the US, he made several visits back to England.
[1] During an extended stay in 1921 he played a major part in the creation of two shows, both produced by Charles B. Cochran, namely Back in the US he returned to Broadway, working as[6] In later years he wrote plays and operettas mostly for radio, such as: In 1897 in London he married Lizzie May Stoner.