▁him ▁care ▁for ▁his ▁a iling ▁wife . ▁Whether ▁Ad eline ▁knew , ▁or ▁sus pected , ▁that ▁Urs ula ▁and ▁V aug han ▁Williams ▁were ▁lo vers ▁is ▁uncertain , ▁but ▁the ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁women ▁were ▁of ▁warm ▁friendship ▁throughout ▁the ▁years ▁they ▁knew ▁each ▁other . ▁The ▁composer ' s ▁concern ▁for ▁his ▁first ▁wife ▁never ▁fal tered , ▁according ▁to ▁Urs ula , ▁who ▁admitted ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁je alous ▁of ▁Ad eline , ▁whose ▁place ▁in ▁V aug han ▁Williams ' s ▁life ▁and ▁aff e ctions ▁was ▁un ch allenge able . ▁▁ 1 9 3 9 – 1 9 5 2 ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁V aug han ▁Williams ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁civil ian ▁war ▁work , ▁chair ing ▁the ▁Home ▁Office ▁Committee ▁for ▁the ▁Release ▁of ▁Intern ed ▁Ali en ▁Mus icians , ▁helping ▁My ra ▁H ess ▁with ▁the ▁organisation ▁of ▁the ▁daily ▁National ▁Gallery ▁concert s , ▁serving ▁on ▁a ▁committee ▁for ▁refuge es ▁from ▁Naz i ▁opp ression , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁Council ▁for ▁the ▁Enc ou rag ement ▁of ▁Music ▁and ▁the ▁Arts ▁( CE MA ), ▁the ▁for er un ner ▁of ▁the ▁Arts ▁Council . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁he ▁composed ▁his ▁first ▁film ▁score , ▁for ▁the ▁propag anda ▁film ▁ 4 9 th ▁Par allel . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁Michael ▁Wood ▁died ▁suddenly ▁of ▁heart ▁failure . ▁At ▁Ad eline