Monte Cassino Cross reverse. A total of 48,498 crosses were awarded with accompanying award documents issued in the field to each soldier who took part in the battle. Today, original Monte Cassino crosses with award documents are scarce. Some websites state that a list of the names of recipients and medal numbers were not kept by the Polish high command. However,K-S member Frank Pleszak sent me a copy of some pages from a list he received from the Sikorski museum. This list gives the name of the Unit/Div., medal number and the recipients name and date of birth. A list of distribution of Awarded Monte Cassino Crosses, by number and unit of assignment only, can be found on 'The Polish Monte Cassino Cross' website by Dr. Zdzislaw P. Wesolowski.