a special memorial service, organised by the Bethell Commemoration Committee, was held for Bethell at the Yanghwajin Foreigners' Cemetery. Former South Korean Prime Minister Lee Soo-sung chaired the ceremony and President Lee Myung-bak sent flowers to mark the event. About 250 people participated in the ceremony, also including Park Yoo-chul, chairman of the Korea Liberation Association. British Ambassador Scott Wrightman spoke at the ceremony, saying: References Further reading External links Arirang documentary on Consul-General Cockburn and Bethell (2012): Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7 News story (in Korean) on Bethell's fight with the Japanese British reporters and correspondents British war correspondents 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis British people imprisoned abroad Korean independence activists 1873 births 1909 deaths History of Korea Daily Mail journalists Tuberculosis deaths in South Korea