I’ll pay for smashed loo, says the flush ‘Squaddie of Wall Street’
A FORMER soldier known as the ‘Squaddie of Wall Street’ has offered to pay for the damage caused to a disabled toilet cubicle by a bomb disposal officer during a drunken party.
The Mail on Sunday last week told how the naked Royal Engineers officer smashed his way to freedom through the wall of the loo at Carver Barracks in Essex after being locked inside by his troops for six hours.
When he sobered up, the captain was questioned by Royal Military Police and handed a bill to repair the damage.
After reading about the episode, Marc Spender, 37, a former Royal Artillery bombardier who now works as a foreign exchange trader, has offered to step in.
‘I thought the story was hilarious and I was pleased to read that officers and soldiers who risk their lives on the front line still have a drink together when they’re home,’ said Mr Spender, a veteran of campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan.
‘If he contacts me by my Facebook page, I’ll happily cover the damage costs.
‘Guys like him deserve our support. The tale of that night and how he busted out of the toilet block will give people a laugh for years.’