Charles Court was born on 29 September 1911 in Crawley, Sussex, England, UK. He was married to Judith Mildred Butt and Rita Maud Steffanoni. He died on 22 December 2007 in Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
Awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (March 6, 1947); Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire (1972); Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (1979); Knight of the Order of Australia (1982); the Australian Centenary Medal (2001).