▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Dor set ▁Regiment ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Cro ix ▁de ▁Guerre . ▁Bab ington ▁wrote ▁books ▁about ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁and ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁overcome ▁his ▁war ▁inj uries ▁are ▁documented ▁in ▁his ▁aut obi ography ▁An ▁Un certain ▁Vo y age . ▁ ▁Bab ington ' s ▁tea ▁room ▁ ▁Bab ington ' s ▁tea ▁room ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁by ▁Isabel ▁C arg ill ▁and ▁Anne ▁Marie ▁Bab ington ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁traditional ▁English ▁te aro om ▁for ▁the ▁English ▁exp ats ▁living ▁in ▁Rome . ▁Bab ington ' s ▁surv ived ▁two ▁world ▁wars , ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁fast ▁food ▁and ▁various ▁economic ▁cr ises , ▁and ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁favour ite ▁meeting ▁place ▁for ▁writers , ▁actors , ▁artists ▁and ▁polit icians . ▁ ▁Bab ington ite ▁ ▁Bab ington ite ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁William ▁Bab ington ▁( 1 7 5 7 – 1 8 3 3 ). ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁official ▁min eral ▁( min eral ▁em blem ) ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁Co at ▁of ▁arms ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁the ▁Bab ington ▁family ▁of ▁Ireland ▁are ▁strictly ▁the ▁ten ▁tor te aux , ▁some ▁Bab ing tons ▁of ▁Ireland ▁err one ously ▁adopted ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁of ▁the ▁B eb ing tons ▁in ▁Ch esh ire , ▁a ▁confusion ▁probably ▁explained ▁by ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁Irish ▁branch ▁of ▁the