Chauvel frequently led Anzac Day parades through Melbourne but resigned from the leadership of the march in 1938 in protest against a decision by the Returned and Services League of Australia to change the form of service at the Shrine from a Christian to a secular one.
Chauvel anførte ofte parader på Anzac Day] gennem Melbourne, men trådte tilbage fra ledelsen af marchen i 1938 i protest mod en beslutning fra Returned and Services League of Australia om at ændre højtideligheden ved skrinet fra en kristen til verdslig.