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Birth Name: Jack Piers Dakin
Date of Birth: 19 March, 1996
Place of Birth: Warrington, Cheshire, England, U.K.
Date of Death: 13 February, 2016
Place of Death: Södertälje, Stockholm County, Sweden
Ethnicity: English, possibly Scottish
Jack Dakin was an English musician. He was the drummer of indie rock group Viola Beach, until all of the then-members died in a car accident (the others were Kris Leonard , Tomas Lowe , and River Reeves ).
His father, Ian Dakin, is possibly Scottish. His mother, Joanne, is English.
Jack’s maternal grandfather was surnamed Hipkiss.
Jack’s maternal grandmother was surnamed Bennett.
Sources: Marriage record of Jack’s parents – https://familysearch.org