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This article uses a reference named "Her Majesty’s Naval Service Eligibility and Guidance Notes" from 2014. It would be good to see the following: 1. Documents prior to 2014 which refer to the verbose phrase of "Her Majesty's Naval Service" Keith H99 (talk) 15:36, 9 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Oh dear, the editor doesn't know when this occurred either. What a mess [1] Keith H99 (talk) 23:41, 12 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

What does it matter 'when' it came into use? According to the RN, it's in use now. But apparently, it goes as far back as 1844. - ^theWOLFchild 00:33, 13 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]