Augustus Hendriks

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Augustus Mark Hendriks (c. 1881 – 1915) was a British amateur tennis player. He was the son of an actuary and went to Rugby School from 1894 to 1897. He served in the Second Boer War with Paget's Horse. A member of the Queen's Club, he played at Wimbledon six times. His best singles result came in 1910 when he reached the third round. In doubles, he and Walter Crawley reached the Wimbledon semifinals in 1913. During World War I he served with the Royal Fusiliers and the West Yorkshire Regiment and was killed near Ypres in 1915. He is commemorated at the Ploegsteert Memorial.