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Alan MacKenzie Rattray was a lyricist and arranger of music. Born in Concord, Sydney in 1878,[1] Rattray was the son of pioneer capitalists George Allan and Katherine[citation needed] Rattray.[2]

Allan M Rattray
Alan Rattray
Background information
Born(1878-01-01)January 1, 1878
Sydney, Australia
DiedJune 26, 1919(1919-06-26) (aged 53)
Occupation(s)Composer, lyricist
Years active1899–1910

Rattray was a prolific lyricist and arranger, often collaborating with fellow Australian composers Edward Tyrell and Lous L Howarde.[3] Rattray is best known for the song "Boy in the Sailor Cap" which was the subject of a copyright claim [4]

He survived a shipwreck while on tour to India.[5] Rattray was critical of Australian war time rationing, writing poetical polemics in the papers of the time.[6]

He died in Paddington, Sydney, in 1919 [7]


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  1. NSW birth registration 4009[better source needed]
  2. "Death of Mr. G. A. Rattray". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 25, 296. New South Wales, Australia. 1 February 1919. p. 7. Retrieved 4 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Musical Gossip". Evening News. No. 13, 406. New South Wales, Australia. 28 May 1910. p. 12. Retrieved 4 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "In Equity". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 21, 562. New South Wales, Australia. 26 February 1907. p. 4. Retrieved 4 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Thrilling Story of the Sea". The Daily Telegraph. No. 8837. New South Wales, Australia. 27 September 1907. p. 6. Retrieved 4 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "B-U-T-T-E-R!". Northern Star. Vol. 41. New South Wales, Australia. 13 September 1916. p. 5. Retrieved 4 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. NSW death certificate 19089[better source needed]
  8. "New Music". Evening News. No. 12, 668. New South Wales, Australia. 16 January 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 4 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. "Papers Past". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  10. "On the Briny (Oh! What a Nasty Feeling)".
  11. "New Music". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LXII, no. 15, 090. Queensland, Australia. 24 May 1906. p. 4. Retrieved 4 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. "Literature". The Mercury. Vol. LXXXIX, no. 11, 918. Tasmania, Australia. 29 May 1908. p. 7. Retrieved 4 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. "'Jack Tar'". The Australian Star. No. 5702. New South Wales, Australia. 24 May 1906. p. 5 (first edition). Retrieved 4 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. Rattray, Alan M.; Howarde, Louis L. (1908). My black canary: a trump card of society. Popular sixpenny edition. Sydney: D. Davis & Co.
  15. "Concert at Dundee". The Morning Bulletin. No. 14, 87[?]. Queensland, Australia. 19 June 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 18 June 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. "Rattray, Alan M." Discography of American Historical Recordings.

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