Canberra's newest Englishman went on a trip to Wollongong to track down the house where his mother Julie grew up.

The trip happened just over a year after Turner travelled to Jamaica's Newcombe Valley to see the small tin roofed house where his grandmother and aunty lived.

For Turner, the realisation of how blessed he was had never been more apparent – his extended family were still living in the same house.

Now Turner, the third Englishman in as many years to touch down in the nation's capital, is on a mission to to crack it in the world's best competition.

While he won a Super League title with St Helens alongside Sia Soliola and his try-scoring exploits are all over YouTube, Turner remains a relative unknown in Australia.

But for Raiders fans that shouldn't be a worry – picking up Englishmen and turning them into stars has become something of a specialty.

Raiders hooker Josh Hodgson joined the club prior to 2015 and was considered by many a genuine Dally M medal hopeful in his second season down under.

Elliott Whitehead first donned the lime green this year and quickly became a fan favourite as he racked up astonishing numbers throughout the season.

Turner is yet to make his England debut but Canberra coach Ricky Stuart says the outside back will be "a very valuable asset to the squad."

Stuart says the 27-year-old has made a seamless transition into the Raiders squad with just one issue - it is a little bit warmer in Australia than the north of England.

"If he complains about the heat now he's got a problem in about two or three weeks time hasn't he," Stuart said.

"He's finding the warm weather a little bit of a battle at the moment but that's only going to get worse as we get into the deeper end of the pre-season.

"It's just a matter of acclimatisation and Jordan will be fine. He's applying himself really well and I'm happy with where Jordan is at."

But Stuart has seen it all before with Hodgson and Whitehead going through the same period in their first pre-seasons in the Canberra summer.

"It takes the boys from England a little bit of time to adjust to the heat," Stuart said.

"It's just something that will come with a bit of acclimatisation and time. We've got plenty of time for him to acclimatise and get his condition to NRL level and with the way he applies himself and the training he's doing, that won't take long."

Hodgson and Whitehead won't resume full-time training with the NRL squad until January after being granted a break following the Four Nations tournament.

It is the same scenario for tournament-winning Australian prop Shannon Boyd and New Zealand pairing Jordan Rapana and Joseph Tapine.

Rapana is stranded in England with a fractured cheekbone that has left him unable to fly home but Stuart expects the winger to be back in Australia within 10 days.

Turner is among a host of players looking to impress Stuart in the lead up to the season proper with Dave Taylor in the mix for an NRL return.

"David's settled in well and working very hard," Stuart said.

"We've got guys coming back who have been involved in some rehabilitation after post-season surgery, we've got our new recruits, we've got our NYC graduates who are involved with the top 25 guys so all back to training, back to work."