The British and Canadians cooking something up. I had never seen this picture before. Must be in the woods along the Dutch German border.
From L to R:

Major General Chris Vokes, 4th Canadian Armoured Division;
General Harry Crerar, 1st Canadian Army;
Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery, British 21st Army Group.
taken from fb/Scott Downey/Glen Hallick
Lt. General Brian Horrocks, British 30th Corps;
Lt. General Guy Simmonds, 2nd Canadian Corps;
Major General Daniel Spry, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division;
Major General Bruce Matthews, 2nd Canadian Infantry Division.

'A' Mess or 'a  mess ' ?

Member of the Essex Scottish examining a German heavy machine gun (MG o8 )abandoned north of Nieuwpoort, Belgium, 13-15 September 1944.In the background I believe I recognise (from L to R), a Boys AT gun,Lewis gun and a Bren?
taken from fb/Canada's Military History

Abandoned weaponry

Lance-Corporal Bill Cooksey, Canadian Provost Corps, directing traffic near Nijmegen, Netherlands; 9 January 1945.