Mr Chapman's reign will officially come to an end on Sunday, although the Vietnam veteran leaves behind a great legacy of leadership and friendship, although won't be too sorely missed.

"I will still be pretty active in the sub-branch, and can't wait to get into our museum and sort it out," he said.

"I will also accept senior vice-president if no one else nominates because Sandra Lambkin has taken up office in Sydney." 

Mr Chapman first joined the RSL in his hometown of Boggabri after returning from service, and after a further 22 years serving in the Army settled in Tamworth in 1991.

During his tenure at the top, Mr Chapman's proudest achievement has been watching the Anzac Day service grow from strength to strength.

"That dawn service has become something dear to my heart," he said.

"It is one of the most memorable services to do, and as the dawn breaks over those hills and the crowd goes silent it is really special.

"I will also miss helping those in need, as well as the public appreciation and support - the Tamworth community really embraces our endeavours and has a lot of respect for past service members." 

The life member has seen plenty of changes while sitting in the top office, and many of those changes will not be missed.

"It was initially a very challenging and very rewarding job," he said.

"It is still very rewarding, although the amount of admin work has quadrupled - it is time to let someone younger take over and keep moving the sub-branch forward."

While Sunday's AGM will decide the next president, Mr Chapman has his hopes pinned on current secretary Jayne McCarthy to become the first female president in the 101-year history of the Tamworth sub-branch.

"I would be more than happy to hand over to a very capable person," Mr Chapman said.

"I think the time is right to move with the times and hand over to the younger generation."